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... There are many different authorities, including academics, politicians, global organizations, and companies, who make knowledge claims. As a beginning TOK student, what criteria do you use to distinguish between knowledge, opinion and propaganda? Jack Tomlinson Word Count: 1000 15/10/08 In society today, humans are immersed in countless versions of media and absorb information from the media. With the quantity of the information that we take in we begin to ask ourselves regarding the validity of the information. We acquire information from reading, watching the news, or simply by ear. After acquiring information we try to distinguish between propaganda, knowledge and even opinion. All humans on this planet retain a form of opinion based on their knowledge of a particular topic. Propaganda is used as a message to alter the beliefs of the masses, by extending the truth to extreme lengths. All economic, political and social powers can create their claim by uses of
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