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

Related SourceWatch resources

 * echo chamber
 * framing
 * greenwashing

External resources

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