Propaganda Newsela Article

Which propaganda technique discussed in the article is NOT reflected in any of the images?

• Fear Based

• Transfer

• Plain Folks

• Bandwagon

In the section "Propaganda Techniques," image 2 shows labels next to each layer of the capitalist system.

Based on the article, which option BEST explains the purpose of these labels?

• to describe the steps that workers can take to move from the bottom to the top in a capitalist system

• to divert attention from the drawing, which depicts the different levels of a capitalist system

• to use negatively charged words to make the audience feel bad about enjoying life in a capitalist system

• to communicate the message that capitalism fails to benefit most people in a capitalist system

Read the paragraph from the section "War Propaganda."

"War propaganda debuted during World War I and was considered critical to the success of the war effort. Both Great Britain and Germany used propaganda to win U.S. support. Germany had been trying to gain the sympathies of Americans of German descent, but Britain was able to cut off direct communications between Germany and the United States. As a result, sympathy for Great Britain took over, and support for the war effort followed suit.

Which conclusion is BEST supported by the paragraph?

• During World War I, U.S. support for Britain was lacking until the U.S. realized it needed to start using propaganda to gain sympathy for Great Britain and the war effort.

• Had Britain not cut off direct communications between Germany and the United States during World War I, Germany's use of propaganda to win U.S. support might have been successful.

• Although both Great Britain and Germany used propaganda to win U.S. support during World War I, Britain won U.S. support because its propaganda was more convincing.

• Because the use of war propaganda was new during World War I, neither Great Britain nor Germany was skilled enough to know who to target when using propaganda to gain support for the war effort.

Read the statement below.

Propaganda affects different people differently.

Which sentence from the article BEST supports this idea?

• We're constantly bombarded with messages by advertisers, politicians and advocacy groups that all have the same idea in mind: convince us to agree with their message and adopt it as our own.

• However, while advertising only has the aim of getting people to buy a specific product, propaganda attempts to change people's attitudes and beliefs.

• All propaganda seeks to manipulate the message to portray an issue or person in the most favorable light and make the other side look bad.

• It's important to study who created and paid for a given message, and what words and images are playing on your sentiments and sympathies.

This technique is when propaganda encourages people to join to crowd or the team's opinion.

• Stacking the deck

• Bandwagon

• Plain Folk

• Glittering Generalities

This technique is often a slogan that does not give much specific information.

• Coat Tailing

• Stacking the Deck

• Glittering Generalities

• Plain Folk

This technique is when the only information given is positive.

• Glittering Generalities

• Stacking the Deck

• Plain Folk

• Bandwagon

Propaganda is only used in times of war and for political campaigns

• True

• False

There is religious propaganda.

• True

• False