The Propaganda sections played in the 2018-2019 tournament year are A, C, D, and E.
Section A
Prejudice
Academic Detachment
Drawing the Line
Not Drawing the Line
Conservatism, Radicalism, Moderatism
Rationalization
Wishful Thinking
Tabloid Thinking
Causal Oversimplification
Inconceivability
There’s no way the Democrats can take control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. The president is too popular for that to happen.
Section C
Appearance
Manner
Degrees and Titles
Numbers
Status
Repetition
Slogans
Technical Jargon
Sophistical Formula
Section D
Appeal to Pity
Appeal to Flattery
Appeal to Ridicule
Appeal to Prestige
Appeal to Prejudice
Bargain Appeal
Folksy Appeal
Join the Bandwagon Appeal
Appeal to Practical Consequences
Passing from the Acceptable to the Dubious
Section E (Junior & Senior Divisions)
Concurrency
Post Hoc
Selected Instances
Hasty Generalization
Faulty Analogy
Composition
Division
Non Sequitur
If the Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, then most people approve of the president’s performance.
But the Republicans did not keep control of the House of Representatives.
So most people do not approve of the president’s performance.
