SOL 5C Propaganda

Evaluating Campaigns Strategies: Separating fact from opinion Detecting bias Evaluating sources Identifying propaganda

Role of Mass Media Identify candidates Emphasize issues Write editorials/Create political cartoons Broadcast different points of view

Glittering Generalities Phrases that are appealing and everyone would agree with

Card Stacking Using only the facts that support your argument “My opponent voted against lowering taxes” What isn’t mentioned is that he voted against lowering taxes because the decrease was TOO small

Plain Folks Telling voters that you are just like them

Name Calling Negative attacks on an opponent “He’s soft on crime”

Bandwagon Appealing to the desire to follow the crowd

Transfer Connecting yourself with somebody famous “Remember what Abraham Lincoln said…”