The Propaganda sections played in the 2016-2017 tournament year: A B D E
Section A
Prejudice
Academic Detachment
Drawing the Line
Not Drawing the Line
Conservatism, Radicalism, Moderatism
Rationalization
Wishful Thinking
Tabloid Thinking
Causal Oversimplification
Inconceivability
Tom: "There was another mass shooting today."
Bill: "I bet it was a Muslim terrorist, right?"
Section B
Emotional Terms
Metaphor and Simile
Emphasis
Quotation Out of Context
Abstract Terms
Vagueness
Ambiguity
Shift of Meaning
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
Candidate running for office: "I appeal to black voters. You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs. What do you have to lose?"
Section E – All Divisions
Concurrency
Post Hoc
Selected Instances
Hasty Generalization
Faulty Analogy
Composition
Division
Non Sequitur
The great cyclist Lance Armstrong beat cancer, so he couldn’t be doping.