Persuasive speech / propaganda

When MLK Jr. repeats "I have a dream" in multiple sentences

"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

Using emotion in your message

I told you a million times to study

All teenagers are lazy

"It seems to be raining a little" (in the middle of a hurricane)

The Bible is true because it's the word of God. It's the word of God because the Bible says so.

making an oversimplified statement about a group or idea based on limited info

What technique is used when you bring up a different topic to distract?

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes"

Convincing the audience that accepting the claim is the first step towards something much worse

Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog - you understand it better but the frog dies in the process

Which technique is used by finding someone to blame the problem on?

attacking the person's character instead of their opinion

Using logic, facts, statistics, common sense

convincing the audience that one thing led to another, but it's not true

Using a "regular person" to endorse the message

using a famous person or expert to endorse your idea

It's easier to sell one of these, than a bunch of little ones

Using an expert or celebrity to endorse you message, or making yourself seem very credible

suggesting that everyone is doing it

when Trump referred to Kamala as "Crazy Kamala"

If we lower the voting age to 16, before you know it, toddlers will be voting!

Saying the conclusion proves the argument