Week 2-- Propaganda and Dr. Enos

 I survived the second week of class! My favorite part of this week, and perhaps one of the most memorable lectures I've listened to was the presentation from Dr. Enos. It was so interactive and fun, I felt I really learned a lot! His magic tricks and analogy about baby Mia really stuck to me when learning about propaganda. I loved how he mixed aspects of psychology and philosophy with real-world examples. It really made the material stick in my mind. I find it so interesting how easy it is for propaganda to turn into reality and how quick people are to believe things, maybe without realizing they are doing it. I know understand that propagandists play into emotion, urgency, and your feelings to get you to believe what they want and make it seem like it was your idea such as the card and numbers trick. 

It makes me wary of propaganda in my own life. Maybe not propaganda in the way I used to think of it, for example in WWII, but in what I see on social media and the spread of false information. By using some of the tactics Dr. Enos shared in his stories, my eyes were opened to how easy it is to use information and manipulate others.

I wish Dr. Enos could do another presentation. 

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  1. williams.dan76October 6, 2026 at 6:26 AM

    Thanks, Elle. IO agree that Dr. Enos gave an outstanding presentation on propaganda.

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