Propaganda Quiz – October 2020

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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
 News bulletin: “The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Friday that it found a rare South African mastiff valued at $10,000 after the dog was reported stolen by its owner.”

Section C
  1. Appearance
  2. Manner
  3. Degrees and Titles
  4. Numbers
  5. Status
  6. Repetition
  7. Slogans
  8. Technical Jargon
  9. Sophistical Formula
 Police officer being interviewed by a TV news reporter: “I got a Code Eight call and responded ’10-4.’ When I arrived on the scene, I realized it was also a Code Eleven situation.”

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
 Of course, we should all wear face masks, and we should wear diapers and drink from baby bottles, too!

Section E
  1. Concurrency
  2. Post Hoc
  3. Selected Instances
  4. Hasty Generalization
  5. Faulty Analogy
  6. Composition
  7. Division
  8. Non Sequitur
 Lois and Janet did a “snow dance” yesterday afternoon, and it snowed last night. So they’re claiming they brought the snow that caused school to be cancelled.

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