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The Institute for Propaganda Analysis (IPA) was a U.S.-based organization operating from 1937 to 1942, composed of social scientists, opinion leaders, historians, educators, and journalists. Created by Kirtley Mather, Edward A. Filene, and Clyde R. Miller, because of the general concern that increased amounts of propaganda were decreasing the public’s ability to develop their own critical thoughts. The IPA's purpose was to spark rational thinking and provide a guide to help the public have well-informed discussions on current issues. “To teach people how to think rather than what to think.” The IPA focused on domestic propaganda issues that might become possible threats to the democratic ways of life. == Publications == To get their message across, the IPA distributed flyers, wrote several issues of the ''Propaganda Analysis Bulletin'', and published a series of books, including: * McClung Lee, Alfred & Briant Lee, Elizabeth, ''The Fine Art of Propaganda'' (1939) * ''Propaganda Analysis'' * ''Group Leader's Guide to Propaganda Analysis'' * ''Propaganda: How To Recognize and Deal With It'' The Propaganda Analysis bulletin indirectly targeted the mass public through newspapers, educators, public officials, and opinion leaders, informing them of who controlled and influenced the flow of propaganda through various channels of communications. The IPA directly targeted the presidents and deans of national colleges, bishops and ministers, educational and religious periodicals, and education students by sending out flyers. Also, in an attempt to educate the public about how to identify propagandistic material, the IPA issued a set of methods called the "seven common propaganda devices": # Name-calling # Glittering generalities # Transfer # Testimonial # Plain folks # Card stacking # Bandwagon These "ABCs of Propaganda Analysis" encouraged readers to understand and analyze their own views on propagandistic material in order to promote informed, thought-provoking discussions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Institute for Propaganda Analysis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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