Propoganda

Question 1

Bandwagon

Answer 1

Universal approval

Question 2

Ad hominem

Answer 2

Attacking opponents rather their ideas

Question 3

Ad nauseam

Answer 3

Repeating ideas a lot so people remember them

Question 4

Appeal to fear

Answer 4

Exploiting people’s concerns and anxieties

Question 5

Black/White

Answer 5

Giving only two options and making one undesirable

Question 6

Broad generalization

Answer 6

Using a broad statement

Question 7

Circular thinking

Answer 7

Making the assumption that your idea is already true

Question 8

Deification

Answer 8

Making the idea seem holy and above law

Question 9

Disapproval

Answer 9

Using fear and hated to create disapproval

Question 10

Direct order

Answer 10

Gives you one option

Question 11

Euphoria

Answer 11

Generating happiness by staging a celebration

Question 12

Either/or

Answer 12

Gives only two choices

Question 13

Flag waving

Answer 13

Appealing to nationalism and patriotism

Question 14

Glittering generality

Answer 14

Applying appealing but vague meaningless words

Question 15

Half truth

Answer 15

Statements that are only partly true

Question 16

Hot potato

Answer 16

Issue that makes people uncomfortable and people skip over and is a very important issue

Question 17

Intentional vagueness

Answer 17

Using undefined phrases without reasonableness

Question 18

Least of evils

Answer 18

Best of the two poor choices

Question 19

Loaded words

Answer 19

Words that are charged with emotion

Question 20

Misuse of statistics

Answer 20

False statistics

Question 21

Name calling

Answer 21

Creating a negative image for something

Question 22

Oversimplification

Answer 22

Using general terms instead of complex ones

Question 23

Quotes out of context

Answer 23

Using selective quotes rather than the whole idea to make someone look bad

Question 24

Rationalization

Answer 24

Using generalities to justify actions

Question 25

Red herring

Answer 25

Irrelevant data and facts to create an argument

Question 26

Scapegoat

Answer 26

Blaming a group or person for a problem

Question 27

Snob appeal

Answer 27

Appeal to consumers with snobby appeals

Question 28

Stacking the deck

Answer 28

To cheat the situation to get the desired outcome

Question 29

Testimonial

Answer 29

To use a celebrity or an authority figure

Question 30

Plain folks appeal

Answer 30

Appeals to average people