Propaganda Quiz – November 2012

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
I haven’t decided whom to vote for, but I tell you this. It won’t be anyone who uses movie stars to speak for them in their ads.
 

 
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

 

(1982 Activision Pitfall! video game commercial for the Atari 2600)		 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

 
Section E
  1. Concurrency
  2. Post Hoc
  3. Selected Instances
  4. Hasty Generalization
  1. Faulty Analogy
  2. Composition
  3. Division
  4. Non Sequitur
Ad for Fellowes shredders: “‘Having burned up eight shredders in the past five years, I am thrilled to find a shredder that is built to last. Not once has this shredder jammed (unlike my previous shredders).’ Posted to Fellowes.com by Ellee”
 

 

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