Restating

Restating is a propaganda technique used to control the public perception of an issue.

Examples

• restating resistance as insurgency during the Iraq invasion
• restating Estate Tax as Death Tax
• restating Global Warming as Climate Change
• restating Creationism as Intelligent Design
• restating the Republican Culture of Corruption as A Few Bad Apples
• restating David Horowitz's Center for the Study of Popular Culture as the David Horowitz Freedom Center [1]

Related SourceWatch resources

• echo chamber
• framing
• greenwashing

External resources

• "Interview with Frank Luntz", "The Persuaders" PBS/Frontline, November 9, 2004.