Get Ahead of Propagandists

About this book

**“A must read to expose and defuse disinformation."** – Nancy Snow, lead author of the 8th edition of *Propaganda and Persuasion* (Sage, 2025) “Propagandists warp truth to get your trust.” “Disinformation controls you.” We need more than warnings, says the author of ***Get Ahead of Propagandists***. In about 70 pages, he crushes the fake information eating away our freedoms. This book explores how propaganda works, as well as ways to: block, blunt, or counter its effects; enlist the media in this effort; extend education for countering propaganda; and push to criminalize egregiously harmful lies of propagandists. **Crush fake information to help democracy thrive!** Insights for nations, organizations, or anyone fighting disinformation to -  **Outwit propagandists.**  **Detect, deflect, and dismantle disinformation.**  **Counter manufactured outrage.** **“Very good analysis. Jacques Ellul himself, along with his lifelong friend, Bernard Charbonneau, also believed in forming groups to discuss media propaganda.”** – Randal Marlin, author *Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion* **“Brilliant–a strong call to action based in solid research!”** – Kay Sprinkel Grace **“I’ve enjoyed reading Rodney Miller’s blog posts for a number of years, particularly those focused on contemporary problems of propaganda. Rodney’s posts on propaganda, now collected and thematized, lay out a hopeful blueprint for commentators and teachers who aim to diagnose and alleviate obstacles to clear thinking and thoughtful communicating.”** – J. Michael Sproule, author *Democratic Vernaculars: Rhetorics of Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Criticism since the Enlightenment* **“This is interesting, comprehensive, and well researched. With the mayhem of discourse that surrounds us now in the 21st century, I would like to hear real debates on ideas.”** – Patsy McCarthy, coauthor *Speaking Persuasively* **“The most cogent explanation of how populist propaganda has been effective in the U.S. lately.”** – Anon. Blog Reader **“Much needed commentary in difficult times.”** – Anon. Blog Reader