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Types of Propaganda Techniques. Put behind pg 46. Propaganda - information that is spread 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.
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Types of Propaganda Techniques Put behind pg 46
Propaganda-information that is spread 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
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.
Endorsements: • If people admire the person endorsing a candidate or product, they will support the candidate or product too!
Stacked Cards • Card stacking 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”
Name-Calling • Name calling is an attempt to turn people against an opponentor an ideaby using an unpleasant label or description for that person or idea • “Ms. Ashley is a racist.”
Glittering Generality • Statement that sounds good, but is essentially meaningless • Glitter-sounds good • General- who doesn’t want this stuff?
Symbols • Political candidates and interest groups use and misuse symbols when appealing to the public • What symbols do you see?
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…
The Bandwagon • Getting on the 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.”
1. Which propaganda 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.