Propaganda and Public Opinion

What is propaganda?

• Ideas/information, usually of a biased nature, used to persuade or influence people’s behavior/decisions

• A type of government

• A form of entertainment

• A scientific theory

Which type of propaganda involves ideas/information that are one-sided with the goals of the propagandist concealed?

• Revealed

• Concealed

Which type of propaganda is in the open, where people know that the information presented is designed to persuade or influence their behavior/decisions?

• Concealed

• Revealed

According to the passage, which of the following is considered the greatest source of information and propaganda?

• Mass Media (TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, Internet)

• Books only

• Personal conversations

• None of the above

Fill in the blank: Mass media includes TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, and _________?

• Internet

• Books

• Posters

• Letters

Which of the following are examples of propaganda found in mass media?

• Advertisements/commercials

• Editorials

• News/talk shows

• Sound bites

• Speeches

Which propaganda technique involves using a famous person to support an idea or product?

• Endorsement/Testimonial

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generalities

• Name Calling

Which propaganda technique encourages people to follow the crowd because everybody else is doing it, using peer pressure?

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

• Glittering Generalities

• Name Calling

Which propaganda technique uses an unpleasant label or description to harm someone or a product, without discussing the facts, just giving the opposition a bad name?

• Name Calling

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

• Glittering Generalities

Which propaganda technique uses broad and vague statements that don’t really say anything, with words and phrases that everyone usually agrees with?

• Glittering Generalities

• Name Calling

• Card Stacking

• Plain Folks