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Propoganda Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
Q

Bandwagon

A

Universal approval

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2
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Ad hominem

A

Attacking opponents rather their ideas

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3
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Ad nauseam

A

Repeating ideas a lot so people remember them

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4
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Appeal to fear

A

Exploiting people’s concerns and anxieties

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5
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Black/White

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Giving only two options and making one undesirable

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6
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Broad generalization

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Using a broad statement

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7
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Circular thinking

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Making the assumption that your idea is already true

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8
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Deification

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Making the idea seem holy and above law

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9
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Disapproval

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Using fear and hated to create disapproval

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10
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Direct order

A

Gives you one option

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11
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Euphoria

A

Generating happiness by staging a celebration

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12
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Either/or

A

Gives only two choices

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13
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Flag waving

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Appealing to nationalism and patriotism

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14
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Glittering generality

A

Applying appealing but vague meaningless words

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15
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Half truth

A

Statements that are only partly true

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16
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Hot potato

A

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

17
Q

Intentional vagueness

A

Using undefined phrases without reasonableness

18
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Least of evils

A

Best of the two poor choices

19
Q

Loaded words

A

Words that are charged with emotion

20
Q

Misuse of statistics

A

False statistics

21
Q

Name calling

A

Creating a negative image for something

22
Q

Oversimplification

A

Using general terms instead of complex ones

23
Q

Quotes out of context

A

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

24
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Rationalization

A

Using generalities to justify actions

25
Red herring
Irrelevant data and facts to create an argument
26
Scapegoat
Blaming a group or person for a problem
27
Snob appeal
Appeal to consumers with snobby appeals
28
Stacking the deck
To cheat the situation to get the desired outcome
29
Testimonial
To use a celebrity or an authority figure
30
Plain folks appeal
Appeals to average people