Persuades by saying things like "everyone else is doing it"

What is red herring propaganda?

distracting with an unrelated point,

A slippery slope argument

creates worst case scenarios meant to frighten

Has the power to influence legislation and shape public policy.

This WW2 propaganda poster shows that...

The government sought women to fill war jobs.

How could the media act as a watchdog?

Reporting government misconduct

Straw man arguments work by

distorting the opposition's claim

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Bandwagon propaganda
Persuades by saying things like "everyone else is doing it"
Persuades through images and emotion
Usually involves an actual band with music
Persuades by having someone famous use a product
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What is red herring propaganda?
distracting with an unrelated point,
using large numbers or misleading facts and statistics
using a celebrity to sell / convince
labeling people with negative words
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A slippery slope argument
makes conclusions based on poor evidence
inspires the audience to think positively about the future
creates worst case scenarios meant to frighten
attacks against the person's character, not the argument
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What type of propaganda is this?
testimonial
bandwagon
plainfolks
transfer
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Agenda Setter
Has the power to influence legislation and shape public policy.
Holds executive power and serves as “the boss”
Head of the government and symbol of leadership.
Top ranking official of his/her political party
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PAC stands for
Policy Advisory Commission.
Party Affairs Council
Political Action Committee.
Politically Active Constituency.
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This WW2 propaganda poster shows that...
The government sought women to fill war jobs.
Women refused to help with the war.
The government recruited women to fight in the war
Female officers could not fight on the western front
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How could the media act as a watchdog?
Making sure people vote
Publishing Obama's schedule
Reporting government misconduct
Showing who is running for President
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If they start censoring ‘misinformation’ what’s next?Banning free speech altogether? soon we’ll be living in a dictator
bandwagon
symbolism
slippery slope
straw man
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Ad Populum Fallacy means
straw man
Name calling
Glittering Generality
Bandwagon
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Straw man arguments work by
attacking the opposition using emotive words
repeating key words
distorting the opposition's claim

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