Propaganda Quiz

Propaganda is defined as..

• a form of persuasion that often uses rhetoric

• the selling of an idea, belief, or product

• the promotion of one group's particular ideas which may not present a fair and balanced picture

• all of the above

Intentionally using negatively charged words is an example of which technique?

• Transfer

• Plain Folks

• Name Calling

• Bandwagon

Using celebrities to endorse a product that they may have no personal knowledge of is a technique called

• Transfer

• Testimonial

• Plain Folks

• Logical Fallacy

Using the American flag to sell a product or idea is an example of which technique?

• Bandwagon

• Logical Fallacy

• Plain Folks

• Transfer

Scaring or threatening the audience into taking action is a form of which technique?

• Fear

• Transfer

• Euphemism

• Logical Fallacy

What type of propaganda is this?

• card stacking

• bandwagon

• name calling

• plain folks

Propaganda is used to:

• inform

• entertain

• persuade

• worry

What type of propaganda makes you want to jump in and follow everyone else?

• bandwagon
• testimonial
• flash in the pan
• flavor of the day

Communication aimed at convincing others of a particular idea or position

• Propaganda
• Bias
• slogan
• Name-calling

the technique that uses your feelings about one thing to get you to feel the same way about something else.

• Transfer
• Testimonial
• Card Stacking
• Glittering Generality