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- 1. Types of Propaganda Techniques Putbehind pg 43
- 2. Propaganda- information that isspread for the purpose of promoting some cause •instead of impartially providing information propaganda can be deliberately misleading •while sometimes convincing, are not necessarily valid/true
- 5. Does advertising work? •Children had to decide between a plain cupcake with frosting or a cupcake with frosting and Spider-Man. • All the kids chose the Spider-Man • when the kids were asked why they chose that one they said they think it tastes better. • Between a banana with Spongebob stickers and a cupcake a good majority chose the banana. • Banana with no stickers and a rock with Spongebob stickers… • Over ½ of the children chose the rock with the stickers to eat for breakfast.
- 7. Endorsements: • If peopleadmire the person endorsing a candidate or product, they will support the candidate or product too!
- 8. Stacked cardS • Cardstacking is a technique that presents only one side of the issue, often by distorting the facts – “ Candidate Leah Ashley has the best record on healthcare”
- 9. Name-Calling • Name callingis an attempt to turn people against an opponent or an idea by using an unpleasant label or description for that person or idea • “Ms. Jones is a racist.”
- 10. Glittering Generality • Statementthat sounds good, but is essentially meaningless • Glitter-sounds good • General- who doesn’t want this stuff?
- 11. Symbols • Political candidates andinterest groups use and misuse symbols when appealing to the public • What symbols do you see?
- 13. Just Plain Folks •Political campaigns often use many photographs of • candidates wearing hard hats • talking to factory workers, or even milk cows • Idea is to make people think that the candidate is just like them…
- 14. The Bandwagon •Getting onthe bandwagon means convincing people that everyone else agrees with the interest group’s viewpoint or that everyone is going to vote for a certain candidate. – It tries to appeal to many people’s desire to be on the “winning team.”
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- 19. • 1. Whichpropaganda tech. is most influential to children under 13. • 2. Which propaganda technique do you see the most often? • 3. Try to come up with examples of propaganda techniques from your daily life and label them with an explanation of how it affects you.