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Propaganda Techniques (Grade 7)

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Propaganda Techniques

1. Propaganda techniques are used:

as figurative language

as persuasion motivators to perspective buyers

as ways to inference details

none of the above

2. Which of the following is an example of the bandwagon technique?

Are you tired of thinking up new gifts every time you get a party invitation?

Don't be the only person without a great gift at the next baby shower.

Eleanor Roosevelt once complained about thinking of unique gifts.

Other gift shops in this neighborhood are full of expensive junk.

3. Nike uses people as advertisements because they know that once everyone has the "new" pair
everyone else will buy them just because they want to be like others.

This is an example of what persuasive technique?

emotional appeal

bandwagon

name-calling

fear appeal

4. What propaganda technique is being used in the following example?

A television commercial portrays a terrible automobile accident that causes people to die and reminds
viewers to wear their seat-belts.

Name calling

Fear appeal

Glittering Generalities

Bandwagon

5. Speakers attempt to convince their audience that they, and their ideas, are "of the people." The
device is used by advertisers and politicians alike. It is called...

testimonial

bandwagon

plain folks

snob appeal

6. Using negative words to attack the competition:

bandwagon

card stacking

name calling

testimonial

7. When people try to get others to trust them because "they are just like you." The type of propaganda
used is:

Bandwagon

Testimonial

Appeal to Authority

Plain Folks Approach

8. What propaganda technique does the sentence below use?

McDonald's $1 menu is available now; it has over 12 items that cost only $1, so if you have $1, you're in
luck!

Bias

Bandwagon
Repetition

Plain Folks

9. If you try to turn people against another person by calling that person a "loser", what propaganda
technique are you using?

Name calling

Transfer

Glittering Generalities

Plain Folks

10. What propaganda technique is being used in the following example?

"Everyone is wearing Uggs this year, so why aren't you wearing them too?"

Name calling

Bandwagon

Testimonial

Card stacking

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PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES
Name:_____________
Find the following Propaganda techniques on the Web. Write the name of the
product
and crate a “hot list” by dragging the URL to this document.
1. Bandwagon:
This technique involves encouraging people to think or
act in some way
simply because other people are doing so. For example: "All your neighbors
are rushing
down to Mistri Motors to take advantage of this year
-
end sale. You come, too!"
a.Product:
URL:
b.
Product:
URL:
2. Snob appeal:
This technique involves
making a claim that one should act or think in a
certain way because of the high social status associated with the action or
thought. For
example: "Felson’s Furs
–
the feeling of luxury, for those who can afford the very best."
:a.Product:
URL:
b.
Product:
URL:
3. Vague, undefined terms:
This technique involves promoting or challenging an
opinion by using words that are so vague or so poorly defined as to be almost
meaningless. For example: "Try our new and improved, all
-
natural product."
a.Product:
URL:
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URL:
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4. Loaded words:
This technique involves using words with strong positive or negative
connotations, or associations. Name
-
calling is an example of the use of loaded words. So
is any use of words that are charged with emotion. For example:
"No really intelligent
voter would support his candidacy."
a.Product:
URL:
b.
Product:
URL:
5. Transfer:
This technique involves making an illogical association between one thing
and something else that is generally viewed as positive or negative. For ex
ample: " The
American pioneers worked hard because they cared about the future. If you
can about the
future of your family, then see your agent at Pioneer Insurance."
a.Product:
URL:
b.
Product:
URL:
6. Unreliable testimonial:
This technique involves havi
ng an unqualified person endorse
a product, action, or opinion. For example: "Hi, I’m Bart Bearson. As a pro
-
football
quarterback, I have to be concerned about my health. That’s why I take Pro
-
Ball Vitamin
Supplements."
a.Product:
URL:
b.
Product:
URL:
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Propaganda and Persuasive Techniques (Grade 6)

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Propaganda and Persuasive Techniques

1. A famous person, or someone you respect or like, claims that something is good or advertises or
promotes a product or idea, even though they are not experts. This describes which persuasive
technique?

Bandwagon

Testimonial

Exaggeration

Scare Tactics

2. Rachel's Gift Shop

The motto of Rachel's gift shop is, "Real Friends Give Real Gifts!" Rachel's gift shop sells a variety of gifts-
-coffee mugs, pens, even men's dress shoes.

Selma Turner, mayor of Addisonville, says, "I've shopped at Rachel's for ten years, and I have never been
disappointed."

What persuasive device is used in the tag line "Real Friends Give Real Gifts"?

testimonial

bandwagon

emotional appeal

expert opinion
3. Sometimes advertisers use body image(s) to attract perspective buyers and promote their products.
What is this propaganda technique called?

Omission of Facts

Loaded Words

Red-Herring

Sex Appeal

4. Buy one, get one free is a propaganda technique called:

Red-Herring

Sex Appeal

Name-Calling

Loaded Words

5. Name the following propaganda technique:

The strategy of showing the product's best features, telling half-truths, and omitting or lying about its
potential problems.

Card stacking

Fear appeal

Glittering Generalities

Testimonial

6. WHO EVER SAID THAT FREEDOM IS FREE?

You know that everything in life has a cost. You also know that you are willing to pay the price to protect
your family. The love you and your family hold dear is worth almost any price. Doesn't it make sense
that you would donate to the cause of a freedom-loving assembly person?

Count out a few pennies, and bring in a wealth of benefits.

Which type of propaganda is being used in this passage?

bandwagon

emotional appeal
testimonials

expert opinion

7. When an advertisement appeals to your feelings, and not to your logic, which persuasive strategy is it
using?

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

8. Which is an example of ethos?

We've been doing business for 200 years.

Send us money or you're killing children in Africa!

Our planes are designed with speed in mind; they can travel the SPEED OF LIGHT!!!

9. This technique tries to persuade you by getting you to associate positive feelings with something that
is familiar to you with an unfamiliar product or idea by linking them together creatively.

Appeal to Logic

Repetition

Transfer

Testimonial

10. This technique tries to persuade you by repeating certain words or ideas so that they get stuck in
your head and you think of them often.

repetition

loaded words

transfer

testimonial