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PROPAGANDA
April 2014
HLA2/ LA 2
Name Calling
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links a person or idea to a negative
symbol
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“Trotsky is a demon.”
Glittering Generalities
- make the audience approve and accept
without examining the evidence
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“I stand for freedom,” said the candidate.
Euphemism
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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague
expression for one thought to be offensive,
harsh, or blunt.
the expression “To pass away” is a
euphemism for “to die.”
Transfer
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using things people accept to get the public
to accept something else
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symbols constantly used
Cross
Swastika
Testimonial
- a statement that gives evidence to the
truth, excellence of something
- misuse in citing individuals who are not
qualified to make judgments about a
particular issue
Testimonial
Plain Folks
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speakers attempt to convince their
audience that they, and their ideas, are“of
the people”
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Example: When Bill Clinton campaigned,
he ate at McDonald’s.
Bandwagon
false sense of a rush to join something that
doesn’t truly exist
“everyone else is doing it, and so should
you”
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Fear
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warn audience that disaster will
result if they don’t follow a
particular course of action
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more of a “tactic”
FEAR
Propaganda Posters
Bandwagon or Plain Folk
Fear
What did the previous posters
appeal to? Which type of
propaganda did they utilize?
Propaganda Posters
Fear
Fear and Bandwagon