Definitions for Propaganda Techniques Section A

This is your "cop-out" artist. They don't want to make a decision, which is required, so they try to wriggle out of making one.

• prejudice

• drawing the line

• rationalization

• conservatism, radicalism, moderatism

• academic detachment

Trying to create a situation that has numerous possible outcomes into being one of only two choices.

• prejudice

• drawing the line

• rationalization

• not drawing the line

• tabloid thinking

Refuse responsibility for negative pas events so they make "excuses" for their short- comings.

• wishful thinking

• not drawing the line

• rationalization

• conservatism. moderatism, radicalism

• tabloid thinking

No limits; always want to go "one step further"

• wishful thinking

• drawing the line

• rationalization

• not drawing the line

• tabloid thinking

This person is fooling himself because the strength of his argument lies in his own personal biases and bigotry, either for or against something or someone else.

• prejudice

• drawing the line

• rationalization

• conservatism, radicalism, moderatism

• academic detachment

Oversimplification used to explain a cause-effect relationship.

• causal oversimplification

• academic detachment

• rationalization

• conservatism. moderatism, radicalism

• tabloid thinking

No reason for feeling the way they do other than they won't accept the possibility that anything else could be true; pessimist

• causal oversimplification

• inconceivability

• rationalization

• conservatism. moderatism, radicalism

• tabloid thinking

fact or totally logical; opinion and not trying to influence you; a type of propaganda but not from this section

• no technique

• inconceivability

• rationalization

• conservatism. moderatism, radicalism

• tabloid thinking

Viewpoints are held solely on the basis of politic preferences.

• wishful thinking

• drawing the line

• rationalization

• conservatism. moderatism, radicalism

• tabloid thinking

Speculation about what is "going to happen" in the most optimistic of terms, with little, or no logical reason of their unfounded optimism.

• wishful thinking

• not drawing the line

• rationalization

• conservatism. moderatism, radicalism

• tabloid thinking