Propaganda

Question 0

Turns legitimate fears into panic or prejudice

Answer 0

Scare Tactics/Fear

Question 1

What is propaganda?

Answer 1

Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or hurt a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

Question 2

Simplifies an argument to only two choices and gives one a “dangerous” outcome

Answer 2

Either/Or Choices

Question 3

Exaggerates possible dangers well beyond statistical likelihood, which causes consumers to panic and act irrationally

Answer 3

Scare Tactics/Fear

Question 4

Arguments that use tender emotions excessively to grab readers’ attention and distract readers from fact

Answer 4

Sentimental Appeals

Question 5

Portrays today’s tiny misstep as tomorrow’s slide into disaster

Answer 5

Slippery Slope

Question 6

The act of relating something or someone we respect with a product

Answer 6

Transfer

Question 7

Can be heart wrenching or heart warming

Answer 7

Sentimental Appeals

Question 8

Urges people to follow the same path that everyone else is taking

Answer 8

Bandwagon

Question 9

Attacks directed at the character of a person rather than at the claims he or she makes

Answer 9

Ad Hominem Arguments

Question 10

A celebrity endorsement of a philosophy, movement, or candidate

Answer 10

Testimonial

Question 11

Closely related to transfer; a generally accepted virtue is usually employed to stir up favorable emotions

Answer 11

Glittering Generalities