Propaganda Quiz – November 2014

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The Propaganda sections played in the 2014-2015 Tournament Year: B C D E

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
Reporter to President of Fauntleroy Prep School: “How many minority students are enrolled in your school?”

President: “We have a significant number of minority students in our school.”
Section C
  1. Appearance
  2. Manner
  3. Degrees and Titles
  4. Numbers
  5. Status
  1. Repetition
  2. Slogans
  3. Technical Jargon
  4. Sophistical Formula
RobLowe
An ad for DirecTV uses Rob Lowe in a dual role. The well-dressed, suave, confident, smooth-talking Rob Lowe pictured at the left above has DirecTV. The less attractive and “painfully awkward” Rob Lowe, at the right, has cable. He calls for service but hopes it doesn’t come.
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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The above ad uses TWO techniques from Section D. Identify both.
Section E
  1. Concurrency
  2. Post Hoc
  3. Selected Instances
  4. Hasty Generalization
  1. Faulty Analogy
  2. Composition
  3. Division
  4. Non Sequitur
PenguinLogic

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