Propaganda Quiz – September 2016

The Propaganda sections played in the 2016-2017 tournament year: A B D E

Section A
  1. Prejudice
  2. Academic Detachment
  3. Drawing the Line
  4. Not Drawing the Line
  5. Conservatism, Radicalism, Moderatism
  1. Rationalization
  2. Wishful Thinking
  3. Tabloid Thinking
  4. Causal Oversimplification
  5. Inconceivability
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Section B
  1. Emotional Terms
  2. Metaphor and Simile
  3. Emphasis
  4. Quotation Out of Context
  1. Abstract Terms
  2. Vagueness
  3. Ambiguity
  4. Shift of Meaning
Professor: “We will now start a unit of climate change.”
Student: “Prof, what do you mean by ‘climate change’?”
Professor: “You obviously haven’t been watching the news the last decade. Otherwise, you wouldn’t need to ask that question.”

Section D
  1. Appeal to Pity
  2. Appeal to Flattery
  3. Appeal to Ridicule
  4. Appeal to Prestige
  5. Appeal to Prejudice
  1. Bargain Appeal
  2. Folksy Appeal
  3. Join the Bandwagon Appeal
  4. Appeal to Practical Consequences
  5. Passing from the Acceptable to the Dubious
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Section E – All Divisions
  1. Concurrency
  2. Post Hoc
  3. Selected Instances
  4. Hasty Generalization
  1. Faulty Analogy
  2. Composition
  3. Division
  4. Non Sequitur
I saw my first Brad Pitt movie last night. I’m going to rent all his movies, and I’m sure I’ll like all of them.

Section E – Jr/Sr Divisions
  1. Concurrency
  2. Post Hoc
  3. Selected Instances
  4. Hasty Generalization
  1. Faulty Analogy
  2. Composition
  3. Division
  4. Non Sequitur
Jack to his friend Jill: “If it rains tonight, I’m not going to the football game.”
Jill calls Jack the next day: “Did you see Susie at the game? I assume you went since it didn’t rain.”

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