2.8 Monitoring and Influencing Gov./ 2.9 Media & Political Com.

Examine the following political advertisement titled, “Will You Have a Part in Victory? Every Garden a Munition Plant”.

How does the advertisement utilize symbolism to influence public opinion?

• By showing a single person planting crops, the ad suggests that individual self-sufficiency is more important than working together to support the war effort.

• By portraying a peaceful farming scene, the ad shifts attention away from the realities of war, making domestic work seem more important than military service.

• By making a woman the central figure, the ad implies that women had the main responsibility for food production rather than encouraging all citizens to contribute.

• By showing a woman in an American flag planting seed, the ad links patriotism with civilian duty, encouraging people to see gardening as a way to help win the war.

Slipper Slope Fallacy is using which type of rhetorical appeal?

• Mathos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

How are interest groups and political action committees related?

• Interest groups use political action committees to fundraise and support candidates that align with their interests.
• Interest groups do not engage in fundraising activities.
• Political action committees only support candidates from one political party.
• Interest groups use political action committees to lobby corporations, and work with governments that align with their interests.

How are ad populum and red herring related?

• Ad populum is a type of red herring.
• Both are logical fallacies that distract from valid arguments.
• Both are valid arguments that support a conclusion.
• They are techniques used to strengthen an argument.

How did Straw Man Fallacy work on the U.S public?

• The Straw Man Fallacy worked by created a stronger consensus among the public on important topics such as the war on terror and voting rights for different groups.

• It clarified arguments, helping the U.S. public grasp key issues.
• The Straw Man Fallacy worked by distorting arguments, leading the U.S. public to believe the Vietcong were a bigger threat than they were.

• It provided accurate representations of opposing viewpoints.

__________is a to-do list of issues that much of the public agrees are a priority.

• Urban development
• Public Agenda

• Social media regulation
• Public Sphere

What roles do Media play that influences our government?

• Media has no impact on government decisions
• Media acts as a gatekeeper on public issues, the agenda setter on public issues that become priority, a watchdog on the government.

• Media only entertains the public
• Media solely focuses on celebrity news and a watchdog on the government. In addition to entertaining the public.

________is the stand the government takes on an issue. The government’s stand on an issue affects the laws it passes and the actions it takes.

• Public Sphere

• Public Agenda

• Complicates
• Public Policy