Propaganda Quiz – November 2017

  • 19 February, 2018
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The Propaganda sections played in the 2017-2018 tournament year are B, C, D, and F.

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
 TV ad: “All roads lead to Roma. Roma Pizza that is.”

Section C
  1. Appearance
  2. Manner
  3. Degrees and Titles
  4. Numbers
  5. Status
  6. Repetition
  7. Slogans
  8. Technical Jargon
  9. Sophistical Formula
 School principal to an applicant for a teaching position: “I’m not going to hire you. I observed you teaching a class yesterday. You were nervous in front of the class and didn’t notice that some students were misbehaving and not paying attention.”

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
 Ad for a clothing store: “All items we sell are made in the U.S.A. by American citizens.”

Section F
  1. Diversion
  2. Disproving a Minor Point
  3. Ad Hominem
  4. Appeal to Ignorance
  5. Leading Question
  6. Complex Question
  7. Inconsequent Argument
  8. Attacking a Straw Man
  9. Victory by Definition
  10. Begging the Question
 Candidate for U.S. Senate: “I favor expanded background checks for people who want to purchase guns.”
Opponent for the Senate: “Can you believe it? My opponent wants to get rid of the Second Amendment to the Constitution!”

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