1. Propaganda Types/Techniques
Glittering Generality
Bandwagon
Stacked cards
Name calling
“Just plain folks”

2. Glittering Generality
sounds good, but is essentially meaningless

3. Bandwagon
convincing people that everyone else agrees with a certain candidate/idea, so that they will join in; appeals to many people’s desire to be on the winning side

4. Stacked Cards
Presents only one side of the issue, can distort the facts
An incumbent says about an opponent: “I’ve already done things he just wants to do!”

5. Name Calling
an attempt to turn people against an opponent or idea by associating an unpleasant label or description

6. “Just Plain Folks”
to make people think that the candidate is just like them, with the same desires and concerns

7. Can you identify the types of propaganda in the following videos?
Write down whatever types you see when I play them on a piece of paper you can turn in…

8. John McCain “Man in the Area”

9. “McSame as Bush”

10. Hillary Clinton “3:00am Phone Call”

11. Barack Obama “Yes We Can”

12. Hillary Clinton “One of a Million”

13. John McCain “Courageous Leader”