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Tricks and technique in propaganda. The Main Technique … A reminder . The main human emotion that any propaganda poster will try to appeal to is our sense of guilt . 2 styles of propaganda used during the war: Positive Negative. The 7 Tricks of Propaganda.
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The Main Technique … A reminder • The main human emotion that any propaganda poster will try to appeal to is our sense of guilt. • 2 styles of propaganda used during the war: • Positive • Negative
The 7 Tricks of Propaganda • Name Calling: Hanging a bad label on an idea • Card Stacking: Selecting use of facts or outright falsification • Band Wagon: A claim that everyone like us thinks this way • Testimonial: The association of a respected or hated person with an idea
The 7 Tricks of Propaganda continued … • Plain Folks: A technique whereby the idea and its proponents are liked to "people like you and me" • Transfer: An assertion of a connection between something valued or hated and the idea or commodity discussed • Glittering Generality: An association of something with a "virtue word" to gain approval without examining the evidence
World War I Propaganda Poster Analysis • What are the contents of the poster? a) What graphic images are included in the poster? b) What symbols (if any) are used in the poster? 2. Who is the intended target (the audience of the propaganda? 3. Who is the sender of the message (what side is the poster for, which side is it against)? 4. What is the message of the poster? a) is it positive or negative? b) what is its purpose? 5. What tricks or techniques are used in the poster?