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1 Propaganda Set up Cornell Notes titled Propaganda
It is your job to take thorough notes on EACH propaganda technique. You MUST use Cornell Notes style Thank you 

2 Propaganda Defined The use of arguments to convince someone of something. Often faulty arguments Ads use propaganda techniques to persuade people to buy their products. Politicians use propaganda techniques to convince people to vote for them. Special interest groups such as business and labor use it to try to convince us that their point of view is right.

3 Why should you know this??
Propaganda is used as a way to manipulate people; the more aware you are of the techs. used the better you’ll be able to decide what information is valid or right!!! Learn to think for yourself!

4 It clouds reality and gets in the way of clear and honest thinking.
Words of Wisdom The problems with Propaganda: It clouds reality and gets in the way of clear and honest thinking. The more aware we are of the use of arguments, the more we can free ourselves from the manipulation of others.

5 Everyone Else is Doing It
Bandwagon Everyone Else is Doing It

6 Using an expert or someone famous for endorsement
Testimonial Using an expert or someone famous for endorsement

7 Transfer Linking a known personal goal or ideal with a product or cause in order to transfer the audience’s positive feelings to the product or cause

8 Emotional Appeal / Loaded words / Charged words
Using emotionally charged words that will produce strong positive or negative feelings.

9 Unionized bureaucracy
Name Calling Using negative or derogatory words to create and association that is bad, feared, or distasteful This is the list of negative words and phrases that GOP candidates were told to use when speaking about their opponents. Destroy Destructive Devour Endanger Failure Greed Hypocrisy Ideological Impose Incompetent Insecure Liberal Permissive attitude Radical Self-serving Sensationalists Shallow Sick They/them Threaten Traitors Unionized bureaucracy Urgent Waste "Compassion" is not enough. Anti-(issue) flag, family, child, jobs Betray Coercion Collapse Consequences Corruption Crisis Decay Deeper

10 Who is Burger King taking a shot at here??

11 Glittering Generalities
Using positive or idealistic words to create an association in the reader’s mind between the person/object and something that is good, valued, and desired. Often uses better, best, greatest Often uses intangible nouns that embody ideals, such as dignity, freedom, fame, integrity, justice, love and respect.

12 Stacking the Deck Telling only one side of the story (usually withholding facts about the other side).

13 Broad Generalizations
Making a broad statement that something is true about all members of a group. -> All students hate school. -> Teenagers are so lazy.

14 Using a person who represents the “typical” target of the ad.
PLAIN FOLKS APPEAL Using a person who represents the “typical” target of the ad.

15 Connecting the product, cause or idea with patriotism
Flag Waving Connecting the product, cause or idea with patriotism

16 Repetition Based on the idea, “If you repeat something over and over again, people will believe it.” EX: Political candidates accuse their opponents of having done something undesirable, and they repeat the charge in commercial after commercial. Whether or not the charges are true, people often start believing them, simply because they have heard them so often.

17 Try this The fact that students aren’t doing as well in school as they once did is because of all these new drugs. Our dealers have better attitudes and offer the best prices.

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