Definition of advomentary :.
(ād'və-měn'tə-rē)
1. (n.) An advocacy documentary motion picture. An advomentary uses documentary production styles to promote a specific opinion or "spin". The objective of an advomentary is persuasion.
Origins: The word advomentary is a linguistic portmanteau which is formed by combining the words advocacy and documentary.
Example: Michael Moore is the godfather of the advomentary filmmmaking style which is both documentary and editorial.
Notes: An advomentary is intended to promote a specific ideology, judgment, attitude, or perspective based upon presentation of the related facts. Advomentaries usually cover political, economic, ecological, or social issues. Other possible themes could be technical topics such as promoting a clean energy technology or a new medical innovation. Any topic that generates controversy is an appropriate theme for an advomentary.
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