Download Propaganda PP - Plain Local Schools

LET’S REVIEW
What do you call this…
Walter waits for waffles on Wednesdays.
Susan Swanson shall sell sea shells at Sam’s Sea
Shell Stand.
Rachel Rogers (still) rocks Roseville!
Alliteration
What do you call this…
Four score and seven minutes ago it was 2nd
block, and everyone was looking forward to
reading Animal Farm. Hooray!
Allusion
What do you call this…
We wanted pepperoni on our pizza!
But did they put pepperoni on our pizza?
Rhetorical Question
What do you call this…
Pepperonis are the shining red jewels that
glisten on the gooey cheesy pizza topping.
Metaphor
What do you call this…
Explain to me why our pizza is late.
Explain to me why the crust is so soggy.
Explain to me why there are no pepperonis!
Repetition
AND NOW SOMETHING NEW
USE THE “WHAT IS PROPAGANDA?”
HANDOUT TO WRITE NOTES AND EXAMPLES
PROPAGANDA
What is Propaganda?
• Information, ideas or rumors deliberately
spread to help or to harm a person, a group or
a movement
• Anything that is meant to convince you to feel
or to act in a certain way
Name-Calling
• Linking a person with a negative idea or
symbol
Name-Calling
Glittering Generalities
• Linking a person or a product to positive
symbols or ideals
• Examples: democracy, family, ideals, peace,
freedom, the common good
Glittering Generalities
Transfer
• Linking the authority or prestige of
something people respect and revere to the
thing/idea/person being promoted
• Example: when somebody makes a speech in
front of American flags
o a lot of people have deep respect for the
flag, so…
o the politician is trying to tap into that
respect to make his ideas look better
Transfer
• Another Example: “Science”
– Science tells us that…
– We know from science that…
• Another Example: “Faith”
– Religion is an important part of
society and many people’s lives
– People sometimes try to use religion to make their
ideas look more appealing
Testimonial
• When a celebrity or public figure promotes or
endorses a product, an idea or a political
candidate
Testimonial
Testimonial
Testimonial
Plain Folks
• Attempting to convince the audience that
somebody is “of the people”—that he/she is
“just like you”
Plain Folks
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This guy is just a regular guy…
He likes what you like, his life is a lot like yours…
He’s just a normal person, JUST LIKE YOU!
YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM!
Snob Appeal
• Something that appeals to a sense of luxury
• Rich and proud of it!
• Example:
You don’t deserve anything less than
NORDSTROM!
Snob Appeal
Bandwagon
• Making the claim that “Everybody else is
doing it, and so should you!”
Bandwagon
Bandwagon
Fear
• Playing off of people’s deepest fears
• Warning the audience that disaster will result
if you don’t do things this way
Fear
Fear
Logical Fallacies
• Bad Logic: putting together two or more facts
to make a faulty conclusion
• Example:
Samantha is a vegetarian.
Samantha plays soccer.
All soccer players are vegetarians.
Logical Fallacies
• Unreasonable Predictions: making HUGE
predictions about the future based on only a
few facts
• Example:
o Teenagers’ cell phone use is at an all time
high and growing
o If this keeps up, teenagers in America will
not know how to have a normal, in-person
conversation with anyone.
What Kind Is It?
The pigs take the milk and apples because
“Science” proves that they need them
Transfer
What Kind Is It?
If the pigs don’t get apples and milk, they
won’t be able to think straight, and
JONES WILL COME BACK!!!
Fear
What Kind Is It?
Four legs good! Two legs bad!
Name-Calling
What Kind Is It?
The flag of Animal Farm:
Green for the fields of England
The hoof and the horn to symbolize the
future Republic of Animals
Glittering Generalities
Transfer
What Kind Is It?
“Ribbons should be considered clothes, which
are the mark of a human being.”
Name-Calling
What Kind Is It?
After hearing that “All animals go naked,”
Boxer throws away his straw hat…
Bandwagon
What Kind Is It?
The animals sing “Beasts of England” after every
Sunday meeting
Transfer