Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion /// Anthony Pratkanis & Elliot Aronson

“Americans create 57% of the world's advertising while representing only 6% of its population; half of our waking hours are spent immersed in the mass media. Persuasion has always been integral to the democratic process, but increasingly, thoughtful discussion is being replaced with simplistic soundbites and manipulative messages.”

— Book Description, 2001