Propaganda Quiz – December 2017

  • 29 January, 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
 The nurse leads the patient to the waiting room and tells him, “The doctor will be with you shortly.”

Section C
  1. Appearance
  2. Manner
  3. Degrees and Titles
  4. Numbers
  5. Status
  6. Repetition
  7. Slogans
  8. Technical Jargon
  9. Sophistical Formula
 Television ad: “The Lexus RX. The Facts. What more can you say about a technologically luxurious vehicle that features a 178hp engine, Power Rear Door, FWD, PDL, DVD Rear-Seat Entertainment, Class-Leading Fuel Economy, and a turning circle of 37.4 ft.”

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: “You deserve the best. Buy only from Raymond Lee Jewelers.”

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
 If Hillary Clinton had spent more time in Michigan, she would have won that state and won the election.

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