Propaganda, Persuasion, Rhetoric and Argument (D, E, F)

Four quotes:

#279

#285

#300

#312

My quote of choice is #312, which states: There are two major forms of lying: concealment, leaving out true information; and falsification, or presenting false information as if it were true.

This has to do with propaganda in the sense that propaganda can be a lie. For example, if I were composing a piece of propaganda insinuating that Mr. Behler kicks puppies, information that is known to be false, that would be employing the second form of lying referred to in the quote - falsification. Concealment can also be used in propaganda. Using the aforementioned 'Mr. Behler kicks puppies' scenario, the propaganda I was composing could show that I had witnessed Mr. Behler kicking a puppy. However, if Mr. Behler only did such a thing because the puppy was rabid and trying to attack him, that would be concealment. I would be leaving out part of the truth of the statement (the statement being that 'Mr. Behler kicked a puppy because it was rabid and about to bite him') to try and emphasize the point I was trying to make. 

The quote has to do with persuasion in that one can both conceal and falsify in order to convince someone of something. For example, if I were trying to convince somebody that I can read Japanese, I could conceal part of the statement (the statement being 'I can read Japanese when there is an English translation.') by simply saying 'I can read Japanese' I would be leaving out the truth that I can only read it with an English translation, but the listener wouldn't know that. They would just believe me when I said I can read Japanese - what reason would they have to doubt me? I could also falsify and say 'I've been reading Japanese since I was three years old'. That would be falsification, since that's a blatant lie, but, once again, what reason would the listener have to doubt me?

These two forms of lying, concealment and falsification, can be utilized as rhetoric. If I were to go into more detail with my persuasion and used figurative language, such as 'I was able to read Japanese faster than Sonic the Hedgehog can run at age three', that would further convince my audience of my claims, in this case through the use of falsification, since I can neither read Japanese nor English as fast as Sonic the Hedgehog can run. 

Both concealment and falsification can be combined in order to form a strong argument, such as the one attempting to convince people of Mr. Behler's puppy-kicking habits and how evil he is because of it. By using concealment in your argument, you are keeping the audience ignorant to some aspect of truth that would weaken your argument should they know it. By using falsification in your argument, you can make whatever claim you wish, which can greatly strengthen your argument. For example, I could lie and say that I've seen Mr. Behler kick thousands of puppies within one week. This would show people that he greatly enjoys kicking puppies and is terrible because of it.