Editing Propaganda (section)

=== Self-propaganda ===

[[Self-propaganda]] is a form of propaganda that refers to the act of an individual convincing themself of something, no matter how irrational that idea may be.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JQE9rD5X0m4C&q=%22self%20propaganda%22&pg=PA242|title=A Mask for Privilege: Anti-Semitism in America|year=1999|orig-date=1948|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-4128-1615-1|language=en}}</ref> Self propaganda makes it easier for individuals to justify their own actions as well as the actions of others. Self-propaganda often works to lessen the [[cognitive dissonance]] felt by individuals when their personal actions or the actions of their government do not line up with their moral beliefs.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FNuxnFq76WMC&q=%22Self-propaganda%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA335|title=Propaganda in the Helping Professions|last=Gambrill|first=Eileen|date=20 February 2012|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=978-0-19-532500-3|language=en}}</ref> Self-propaganda is a type of [[Self-deception|self deception]].<ref name=Gambrill2006>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z8Hils1vn4kC&q=%22self%20propaganda%22&pg=PA522|title=Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice: Improving the Quality of Judgments and Decisions|last=Gambrill|first=Eileen|date=6 March 2006|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-471-78112-7|language=en}}</ref> Self-propaganda can have a negative impact on those who perpetuate the beliefs created by using self-propaganda.<ref name=Gambrill2006/>