Propaganda Devices-Part 1

A type of advertising that "EVERYONE" is doing it, is called:

• Bandwagon

• Card Stacking

• Plain Folks

• Testimonials

Be the first on your block to have the same SMARTPHONE that Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber use. This is an example of which technique?

• Bandwagon

• Card Stacking

• Plain Folks

• Testimonial

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.

During card stacking propaganda, companies try to do what?

• Make their products look better then the competition

• Make their products available to consumers

• Make their products bigger

• Businesses do not use card stacking propaganda

Which of the following is commonly found in card stacking propaganda?

• Praise about a competitor

• Testimonials

• Hard-proven facts

• Accurate statistics

Propaganda techniques are used:

• as figurative language

• as persuasion motivators to perspective buyers

• as ways to inference details

• none of the above

Speakers attempt to convince their audience that they, and their ideas are "OF THE PEOPLE". This is called....

• Testimonial

• Bandwagon

• Plain Folks

• Card Stacking

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 what technique?

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

• Card Stacking

• Plain Folks

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

• Plain Folks

• Testimonial

• Card Stacking

• Bandwagon

The latest buzz is about social networking. "Don't be the last one to do it." This propaganda technique is called:

• Card Stacking

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

• Plain Folks