Review: Detecting Biases and Propaganda Devices

It gives vague statements that evoke an emotional response from the customers.

• Transfer

• Glittering Generalities

• Bandwagon

• Technical Jargon

It scares people to either patronize or avoid the product.

• Transfer

• Name Calling

• Bandwagon

• Appeal to Fear

It uses famous personalities to endorse a product or service.

• Testimonial

• Name Calling

• Plain Folks

• Appeal to Fear

You must JOIN in to FIT in because everybody is doing or buying it.

• Testimonial

• Name Calling

• Bandwagon

• Appeal to Fear

It uses or adds a symbol or idea to make the customers feel positively/impactful about the product.

• Testimonial

• Transfer

• Card Stacking

• Technical Jargon

It uses ordinary people to endorse a product or service.

• Plain Folks

• Glittering Generalities

• Card Stacking

• Technical Jargon

It persuades you to purchase the product or service because it creates a negative image of another product or service.

• Transfer

• Glittering Generalities

• Card Stacking

• Name Calling

It emphasizes the good features of a product and leaves out the problem.

• Transfer

• Glittering Generalities

• Card Stacking

• Name Calling

It uses unfamiliar or highly technical terms to impress, confuse, or deceive the customers.

• Technical Jargon

• Glittering Generalities

• Bandwagon

• Transfer

It refers to the spreading of information, ideas, or rumors that are intended to influence people's acceptance of them.

• Bias

• Appeal to Fear

• Propaganda

• Card Stacking