Propaganda Quiz – January 2021

  • 19 May, 2021
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The Propaganda sections played in the 2020-2021 tournament year are B, C, D, and E.

Section B
  1. Emotional Terms
  2. Metaphor and Simile
  3. Emphasis
  4. Quotation Out of Context
  5. Abstract Terms
  6. Vagueness
  7. Ambiguity
  8. Shift of Meaning
 Automobile ad: “Porsche sacrifices weight, and that’s all it sacrifices. Every single ounce of the new 500 hp Cayenne Turbo serves one purpose: pure driving performance.”

Section C
  1. Appearance
  2. Manner
  3. Degrees and Titles
  4. Numbers
  5. Status
  6. Repetition
  7. Slogans
  8. Technical Jargon
  9. Sophistical Formula
 High school teacher to a student after the Christmas holidays: “Susan, you didn’t do any of the work for this class during the break. Why not?”
Susan: “Out of sight, out of mind, I guess.”

Section D
  1. Appeal to Pity
  2. Appeal to Flattery
  3. Appeal to Ridicule
  4. Appeal to Prestige
  5. Appeal to Prejudice
  6. Bargain Appeal
  7. Folksy Appeal
  8. Join the Bandwagon Appeal
  9. Appeal to Practical Consequences
  10. Passing from the Acceptable to the Dubious
 A young mother asks for assistance from a local church, and she brings her three young children with her to speak to the pastor.

Section E
  1. Concurrency
  2. Post Hoc
  3. Selected Instances
  4. Hasty Generalization
  5. Faulty Analogy
  6. Composition
  7. Division
  8. Non Sequitur
 I enjoyed Taylor Swift’s last album. So I’m sure I’ll enjoy her new release coming out this week.

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