1. Subliminal Messaging! Ahh!
Propaganda
Subliminal Messaging! Ahh!

2. Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people
Advertisements that try to get you to think one way or another or to do something
A form of persuasive techniques
What is it?

3. Wars
Political Campaigns
Common Examples

4. Forms of Propaganda
Warning: Some of these are offensive

5. Name-Calling An attack on a person instead of an issue
Commonly employed by users of internet forums and politicians
Example
“I think your idea that Mario is better than Zelda is wrong.”
“Yeah, well you’re a noob so what do you know.”
Name-Calling

6. Tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is popular or because “everyone” is doing it
Used by your friends, called peer pressure
Bandwagon

7. An attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument
Where have you heard this term before!?
Shows they have no better argument
Red Herring

8. Tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader’s emotions instead of to logic or reason
Fear or kindness are usually the two most common emotions
In the arms of the angels…
Emotional Appeal

9. Show Your Understanding
Choose three of the following types of propaganda
Name-Calling
Bandwagon
Red Herring
Emotional Appeal
Create your own example using a full-size sheet of printer paper (for each) about an insignificant topic
Avoid political arguments
Argue non-controversial things like cake vs. pie
Show Your Understanding

10. Attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea
Makeup ads all over the place
You can be as awesome as this celebrity if you use this product!
If you don’t use this product, you’re as bad as this terrible person!
Testimonial

11. Attempts to persuade the reader by repeating a message over and over again
Songs or catchy tunes get stuck in your head
Repetition

12. Sweeping Generalization
Makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information
You don’t want to be judged based on your group, so why judge others based on theirs?
Sweeping Generalization

13. States a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument
No evidence to support the conclusion, just using that conclusion as evidence
Circular Argument

14. Appeal to Numbers and Statistics
Attempts to persuade the reader by showing how many people think something is true
If they’re that popular, they must be good
Appeal to Numbers and Statistics

15. Show Your Understanding
Choose three of the following types of propaganda
Testimonial
Repetition
Sweeping Generalization
Circular Argument
Appeal to Numbers and Statistics
Create your own example using a full-size sheet of printer paper (for each) about an insignificant topic
Avoid political arguments
Argue non-controversial things like cake vs. pie
Show Your Understanding