Words 91-100 Flashcards
PROPAGANDA: DISTORTION OF DATA or OUT OF CONTEXT or CARD STACKING or CHERRY
PICKING
This technique is used to convince the audience by using selected information and not presenting the complete story.
PROPAGANDA-TESTIMONIAL
When some respected celebrity (or alternatively someone generally hated) claims that an idea or product is good (or bad). This technique is used to
convince us without examining the facts more carefully
PROPAGANDA: SCAPEGOAT
This often use with Guilt-by-association to deflect scrutiny away from the issues. It transfers blame to one person or group of people without investigating the complexities of the issue.
PROPAGANDA: ARTIFICIAL DICHOTOMY
This is when someone tries to claim there are only
two sides to an issue and that both sides must have equal presentation in order to be evaluated. This technique is used to dupe us into believing there is only one way to look at an issue, when in fact there may be many alternative viewpoints or “sides”. Like most propaganda techniques it simplifies reality and therefore distorts it, often to the advantage of the speaker. A classic example is the “intelligent design” versus “evolution” controversy.
PROPAGANDA DEIFICATION
This is when an idea is made to appear holy, sacred, or very special and therefore above all law. Any alternative or opposite points of view are
thereby given the appearance of treason or blasphemy.
CONCEIT
develops a comparison which is exceedingly unlikely but is, nonetheless, intellectually imaginative. A comparison turns into a conceit when the writer tries to
make us admit a similarity between two things of whose unlikeness we are strongly conscious and for this reason, conceits are often surprising.
Claim
If somebody gives an argument to support his position, it is called making a claim.
Different reasons are usually presented to prove why a certain point should be accepted
as logical
CATHARSIS
is an emotional discharge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal or achieve a state of liberation from anxiety and stress. Catharsis is a Greek word and it means cleansing. In literature, it is used for the cleansing of emotions of the characters. It can also be any other radical change that leads to emotional rejuvenation of a person.
Cliché
refers to an expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty. A cliché may also refer to actions and events which are predictable because of some previous events
Concession
literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one’s opponent. It allows for different opinions and approaches toward an issue, indicating an understanding of what causes the actual debate or controversy. It demonstrates that the writer is a mature thinker and has considered the issue from all angles.
