Propoganda Flashcards
Propaganda Techniques Pinpointing
This is an attempt to simplify a complex situation by presenting one specific group or person as the enemy.
Propaganda Techniques Assertion
An assertion is an enthusiastic or energetic statement presented as a fact, although it is not necessarily true
Propaganda Techniques Bandwagoning
Bandwagon is an appeal to the subject to follow the crowd, to join in because others are doing so as well.
Trying to convince the subject that one side is the winning side, because more people have joined it.
Propaganda Techniques Simplification
Simplification is extremely similar to pinpointing the enemy, in that it often reduces a complex situation to a clear-cut choice involving good and evil.
Propaganda Techniques ‘Lesser of Two Evils’
Trying to convince us of an idea or proposal by presenting it as the least offensive option.