LET’S REVIEW

What do you call this… Walter waits for waffles on Wednesdays. Susan Swanson shall sell sea shells at Sam’s Sea Shell Stand. Rachel Rogers (still) rocks Roseville! Alliteration

What do you call this… Four score and seven minutes ago it was 2 nd block, and everyone was looking forward to reading Animal Farm. Hooray! Allusion

What do you call this… We wanted pepperoni on our pizza! But did they put pepperoni on our pizza? Rhetorical Question

What do you call this… Pepperonis are the shining red jewels that glisten on the gooey cheesy pizza topping. Metaphor

What do you call this… Explain to me why our pizza is late. Explain to me why the crust is so soggy. Explain to me why there are no pepperonis! Repetition

AND NOW SOMETHING NEW USE THE “WHAT IS PROPAGANDA?” HANDOUT TO WRITE NOTES AND EXAMPLES

PROPAGANDA

What is Propaganda? Information, ideas or rumors deliberately spread to help or to harm a person, a group or a movement Anything that is meant to convince you to feel or to act in a certain way

Name-Calling Linking a person with a negative idea or symbol

Name-Calling

Glittering Generalities Linking a person or a product to positive symbols or ideals Examples: democracy, family, ideals, peace, freedom, the common good

Glittering Generalities

Transfer Linking the authority or prestige of something people respect and revere to the thing/idea/person being promoted Example: when somebody makes a speech in front of American flags o a lot of people have deep respect for the flag, so… o the politician is trying to tap into that respect to make his ideas look better

Transfer Another Example: “Science” – Science tells us that… – We know from science that… Another Example: “Faith” – Religion is an important part of society and many people’s lives – People sometimes try to use religion to make their ideas look more appealing

Testimonial When a celebrity or public figure promotes or endorses a product, an idea or a political candidate

Testimonial

Plain Folks Attempting to convince the audience that somebody is “of the people”—that he/she is “just like you”

Plain Folks This guy is just a regular guy… He likes what you like, his life is a lot like yours… He’s just a normal person, JUST LIKE YOU! YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM!

Snob Appeal Something that appeals to a sense of luxury Rich and proud of it! Example: You don’t deserve anything less than NORDSTROM!

Snob Appeal

Bandwagon Making the claim that “Everybody else is doing it, and so should you!”

Bandwagon

Fear Playing off of people’s deepest fears Warning the audience that disaster will result if you don’t do things this way

Fear

Logical Fallacies Bad Logic: putting together two or more facts to make a faulty conclusion Example: Samantha is a vegetarian. Samantha plays soccer. All soccer players are vegetarians.

Logical Fallacies Unreasonable Predictions: making HUGE predictions about the future based on only a few facts Example: o Teenagers’ cell phone use is at an all time high and growing o If this keeps up, teenagers in America will not know how to have a normal, in-person conversation with anyone.

What Kind Is It? The pigs take the milk and apples because “Science” proves that they need them Transfer

What Kind Is It? If the pigs don’t get apples and milk, they won’t be able to think straight, and JONES WILL COME BACK!!! Fear

What Kind Is It? Four legs good! Two legs bad! Name-Calling

What Kind Is It? The flag of Animal Farm: Green for the fields of England The hoof and the horn to symbolize the future Republic of Animals Glittering Generalities Transfer

What Kind Is It? “Ribbons should be considered clothes, which are the mark of a human being.” Name-Calling

What Kind Is It? After hearing that “All animals go naked,” Boxer throws away his straw hat… Bandwagon

What Kind Is It? The animals sing “Beasts of England” after every Sunday meeting Transfer