Assessment
While the IPA existed many people sought assistance from the organization through the many publications that were available. The process includes teaching the audience to avoid emotion while being deceived by tainted propaganda. In order to get the facts, the Institute’s authors wanted the public to “adopt scientific attitudes towards all questions of fact and to accept the conclusions to which they lead as a basis for action whether he likes them or not.” The IPA encouraged students to think intelligently and independently on topics which they discussed. While many hailed the IPA for its guidance, others argued that the approach was “too simplistic because many messages fell into more than one category, and they do not account for differences between members of the audience, and do not discuss the credibility of the propagandist.” Despite controversy, the IPA was a resource available to American citizens in hopes of enlightening and activating minds to think freely and independently.
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