1. PSSA Review Jess Borland Period 4

2. Propaganda Hasty-Generalization: To jump to the easiest, quickest, most obvious conclusion without enough examples to support it. Red Herring: The reader or viewer is offered a money-saving coupon, a free prize, or a chance to win a contest. Appeal to Fear: This technique plays on people's fears, joys, sadness, etc. False Cause: Anytime you suggest an unrelated event is responsible for a certain outcome. Bandwagon: The message is: "Our product is so good that everyone buys it. You should too."

3. Prefixes Re: again, back Un: not Mis: wrong De: down, away Dis: apart, not

4. Suffixes Able: Being capable of doing or accomplishing something. Ous: Full of. Ment: An act or an instance of doing something. Ness: State or quality of being. Ful: Full of, having quality.

5. Extra Review Terms Irony: method of expression in which the ordinary meaning of a word or situation is the opposite of the thought in the speaker's mind; when the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs. Pun: a humorous use of a word where it can have different meanings; a play on words with almost the same meaning. Figurative language: metaphors, simile, personification used to enhance comparisons. Allusion: a reference to a person, a place or event from a word of literature, myth, the Bible, history, sports, science, the arts, etc. Connotation: what is suggested in addition to the literal meaning of a word. Often these are "loaded words" whose connotations evoke emotional responses.

6. Extra Review Terms (Cont.) Denotation: the exact, literal dictionary definition of a word. Symbols: A sign, emblem, token, etc. which represents something. As in other literary forms, a symbol in advertising is a quick way to get a message across Humor: This is a good way to make people have good feelings about a product or at least to get them to watch or read the ad. Card Stacking: To present only the good points of your product. Parody: a humorous imitation of a serious writing; to make fun of something by copying it.

7. Test Taking Strategies Get a good nights rest. Eat a wholesome breakfast. Wear comfortable clothing. Stay concentrated. Bring your thinking caps.