Transcript Propaganda Example Project

PROPAGANDA
An analysis of Propaganda found in 1984 and famous speeches of
recent history.
Chip Miller
1st period CP 11
testimonials
“All three had written long, abject articles in
the Times, analyzing the reasons for their
defection and promising to make amends”
(Orwell 65).
“The same Republicans who are talking about security for the elderly have
nominated a man who said just four years ago that ‘Participation in social
security should be made voluntary.’ And that nominee is no friend of the
senior citizens of this Nation.”
Jarod Fogle for Subway
Senator Edward M. Kennedy - August 12, 1980
Both of these examples show the power of testimonials to influence the
perception of the average citizen towards the ideals of others. Both of
these examples use testimonials in a negative context which is different
than the typical positive message associated with a testimonial. While
the overall tone is the same, the actual goal of these examples is what
makes them different. Big Brother was using this technique to shame
others and dissuade people from actions that go against Big Brother.
Kennedy was trying to expose the hypocrisy associated with the
Republican party to encourage citizens to vote for Democrats.
glittering generalities
• “patriotism is always more than just loyalty to
a place on a map or a certain kind of people.
Instead, it is also loyalty to America’s ideals –
ideals for which anyone can sacrifice, or
defend, or give their last full measure of
devotion.” Barack Obama, June 30, 2008
• “The phrase ‘our new happy life’ recurred
many times. It had been a favorite as of late
with the Ministry of Plenty” (Orwell pg.51).
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Here the examples both show the use of loaded language to give
a positive feeling towards the ideas that Obama and Big Brother
were trying to get across to the people. The target audience was
also similar in that both were directed towards the citizens of the
country. A major difference lies within the end result of what the
speaker was trying to accomplish. Obama was trying to motivate
citizens to become an active member of their country while Big
Brother was trying to deceive the people into thinking their lives
were better than they really were.