Engagement Techniques Quiz

What does the big lie technique mainly believe in?

• People will always believe a lie if it is said many times

• People are more likely to believe a lie if it is said with strong feelings

• People are more likely to believe a lie if a famous person says it

• People will more easily believe a big lie than a small one

What does the 'fire hose of falsehood' technique do?

• To make decisions easier by using pictures and words to tell people what to do

• To change what people think by spreading wrong and doubtful information

• To make an action seem right because it makes one more patriotic

• To overwhelm a political opponent with very difficult questions quickly during a debate

What is the intention of using euphemism in propaganda?

• To justify an action on the grounds that doing so will make one more patriotic

• To discredit or cast doubt on the prevailing assumptions

• To simplify the decision-making process by using images and words to tell the audience exactly what action to take

• To use a generally innocuous word or expression in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant

Why do some people use the 'divide and rule' method?

• To show they are more patriotic by doing something

• To ask really tricky questions to their opponent during a debate

• To make decisions easier by using pictures and words to tell people what to do

• To get and keep power by splitting up big groups of power into smaller, less powerful pieces

What does the 'demonizing the enemy' technique try to do?

• To say that doing something will make you more patriotic

• To make people from the other side look really bad or evil

• To make decisions easier by using pictures and words to tell you what to do

• To ask a lot of really hard questions to someone you disagree with during a debate

What does the 'foot in the door' technique do?

• To show that doing something will make you more patriotic

• To make someone feel like they owe you something, so they'll do a bigger favor for you later

• To make decisions easier by using pictures and words to tell people exactly what to do

• To ask a lot of really hard questions quickly during a debate

What is the intention of using glittering generalities in propaganda?

• To simplify the decision-making process by using images and words to tell the audience exactly what action to take

• To justify an action on the grounds that doing so will make one more patriotic

• To use emotionally appealing words that are applied to a product or idea but present no concrete argument or analysis

• To bombard a political opponent with obnoxiously complex questions in Rapid Fire during a debate

What does the 'guilt by association' technique try to do?

• To make decisions easier by using pictures and words to tell people exactly what to do

• To convince people to dislike an idea by saying that the idea is liked by groups they don't like

• To confuse a person by asking them lots of difficult questions quickly during a debate

• To say that doing something will make you more patriotic

What is the purpose of the misuse of statistics technique?

• To justify an action on the grounds that doing so will make one more patriotic

• To report statistics in such a way as to inappropriately alter people's perceptions on a certain topic

• To simplify the decision-making process by using images and words to tell the audience exactly what action to take

• To bombard a political opponent with obnoxiously complex questions in Rapid Fire during a debate

What is the intention of using testimonials in propaganda?

• To use quotations in or out of context that are cited to support something

• To simplify the decision-making process by using images and words to tell the audience exactly what action to take

• To bombard a political opponent with obnoxiously complex questions in Rapid Fire during a debate

• To justify an action on the grounds that doing so will make one more patriotic