Propaganda

Propaganda
Can you recognize it?

What is Propaganda?

Propaganda is...

1. Using misleading or selective information to influence public opinion or behavior, often supporting a political cause or agenda.

2. Propaganda manipulates emotions and perceptions to shape attitudes and reinforce specific narratives rather than providing facts.

They are "cheat codes" or shortcuts to making arguments.

Why use Propaganda?

Word Cloud

Where do you find examples of propaganda in today's society? List one source.

Testimonials

Glittering Generalities

We'll Focus on 7 Common Types

Name-Calling

Bandwagon

Card-Stacking

Just-Plain-Folks

Strawman Arguments

Using vague and positive phrases that evoke strong emotions without providing specific details.

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Glittering Generalities

Attempting to damage your opponent's reputation by using negative labels to create a bias against them.

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Name-Calling

"Stacking the Deck" against your opponent by ignoring conflicting arguments that may damage your case.

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Card Stacking

A technique where a respected figure endorses a product or idea.​

Testimonials

Capitalizes on the human tendency to want to belong. It suggests that everyone supports a particular idea, encouraging others to join.

Bandwagon

Aims to connect with the audience by portraying the speaker as an everyday person.
They are "just like you and me".

Just-Plain-Folks

The propagandist misrepresents an opponent's position to make it easier to attack. Instead of addressing the actual argument, the propagandist creates a distorted version:

Strawman Argument

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda uses derogatory terms to weaken their opponent?

• Plain Folks

• Namecalling

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generality

Multiple Choice

What Propaganda type?

• Testimonial

• Strawman

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generality

Multiple Choice

What Propaganda type?

• Namecalling

• Fear

• Plain Folks

• Glittering Generalities

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Just-Plain-Folks

• Name Calling

• Fear

• Bandwagon

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Testimonial

• Plain Folks

• Glittering Generality

• Name-Calling

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Namecalling

• Fear

• Transfer

• Testimonial

Multiple Choice

What Propaganda type?

• Fear

• Bandwagon

• Transfer

• Namecalling

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Just-Plain-Folks

• Transfer

• Fear

• Testimonial

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Fear

• Transfer

• Namecalling

• Glittering Generality

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Glittering Generality

• Testimonial

• Namecalling

• Plain Folks

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Testimonial

• Namecalling

• Fear

• Glitterring Generality

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Fear

• Transfer

• Namecalling

• Bandwagon

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Plain Folks

• Glittering Generality

• Fear

• Bandwagon

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda misrepresents an opponent's argument then attacks the misrepresentation.

• Fear

• Namecalling

• Plain Folks

• Strawman

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda

• Testimonial

• Glittering Generality

• Fear

• Bandwagon

Multiple Choice

What type of propaganda is shown?

• Testimonial

• Fear

• Bandwagon

• Namecalling

Multiple Choice

What type of Propaganda?

• Fear

• Transfer

• Testimonial

• Namecalling

Multiple Choice

Which type of propaganda is shown?

• Fear

• Plain Folks

• Name-Calling

• Bandwagon