Logic Propaganda Review

Propaganda is any strategy for spreading our ____________________.

• beliefs

• propositions

• contingencies

• ideas

Bandwagon is similar to the fallacy (a)   .

Snob appeal is the opposite of (a)   .

Propaganda is like a (a)   fallacy: it avoids the important issues that should be addressed by distracting us.

Appeal to hi-tech often involves the use of technical words that are not understood but make the product seem very ____________________.

• naive

• sophisticated

• intelligent

• crude

CREDIT CARD ADVERTISEMENT: Picture of a shark attacking. “Free card replacement if lost, stolen, or devoured.

• transfer

• bandwagon

• appeal to pity

• appeal to fear

ADVERTISEMENT OF SHARP SPORTS SEDAN: It’s friendly and loves to play.

• bandwagon

• transfer

• exigency

• appeal to pity

MAN SEEN HOLDING SIGN ON STREET CORNER: Homeless, hungry, and poor.

• appeal to pity

• appeal to fear

• transfer

• exigency

“Discover why thousands of people with low vision have purchased the VideoEye.”

• snob appeal

• transfer

• appeal to hi-tech

• bandwagon

“I’m only going to be in town for a short time, so if you want one, you need to make up your mind soon.”

• appeal to tradition

• snob appeal

• bandwagon

• exigency