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Propaganda is a form of communication that may use distorted, false, or misleading information. Can you think of an example of propaganda? Propaganda and Persuasive Devices It is important that you are able to recognize various ways that authors try to persuade their readers in order to become more alert to deceptive ideas. Persuasive Techniques are used to sway people toward believing in a particular point of view about an idea. In order to evaluate persuasive devices, you must remember to be a critical reader. Bias is having strong emotions that makes an author see things from one side rather than thinking carefully about the facts. Propaganda and Persuasive Devices There are different types of persuasive or propaganda devices. NAME CALLING is used to try to create a negative feeling about a person or item without having supporting evidence. For example, Bertha is not very attractive. PLAIN-FOLKS-TALK is used to connect a well-known person or entity to the item or idea in order to gain the support of the public. For example, Although I was offered a scholarship to Harvard, I attended State University because I love Texas,” replied the congressional candidate. Propaganda and Persuasive Devices BANDWAGON is used to urge others to buy or to do what everyone else is participating in. For example, Go see the #1 movie in America “Invisible”. Over 37 million people saw it this weekend, how about you? GLITTERING GENERALITIES is using unclear terminology to influence a point of view without providing sufficient support. For example, Oink Ham is not nutritious and will change the way you feel about pork products. Propaganda and Persuasive Devices TESTIMONIAL is using a highly popular person to endorse a product. For example, “Checkered Flags are the only tires I ever put on my race car!” Dale Earnhart said. Explain the idea expressed in this picture. Explain the idea expressed in this picture. Explain the idea expressed in this picture. Propaganda Quiz Students will complete the quiz and then we will review it. 1. If everyone cheats on tests at school, then it’s okay for me to do it too. 2. But then I would be like them – lowdown, dishonest cheaters. 3. I choose to be a student of integrity, honor and upstanding character. 4. Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice said in a press conference “Cheating is for people who do not have the intelligence to succeed on their own.” 5. Parents like you and me hope that our lessons of honesty will keep our children from visiting the Fayetteville Police Department. NAME THAT LOGO! 1. 2. 3. 5. 4. 6. Name That Logo • Mr. Clean (cleaning products) • Keebler Cookies & Snacks • Kool-Aid Drink Mix • Mercedes Benz • Sony Playstation • NBA (National Basketball Association) Bellwork Join the fun with your friends and the happy crowds at this year’s Fort Bragg Fair! What type of propaganda technique does this sentence represent? a.Testimonial b. plain-folks-talk c. glittering generality d. bandwagon SWAT THE FLY! 1. According to the selection what does the term slogan mean in paragraph 8? a. b. c. d. A sailing vessel A baseball term A catchy phrase a new invention 2.What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph? a. To tell a fictional story b. to catch the reader’s attention c. to inform the reader of the statistics d. to explain the fan’s reaction to the 3. How did the author’s father aid Dr. Crumbine with his popular slogan “Swat the Fly”? a. He started a testimonial campaign that spread the news about Dr. Crumbine’s idea. b. He started a new Boy Scouts troop that created crafty instruments. c. He in collaboration with the Boy Scouts, created a common household item named today as the fly swatter. d. He presented Dr. Crumbine with the name “fly bats” that would revolutionize as a household name. 4. If the invention of the fly swatter had not happened, what could be concluded about the spread of typhoid fever? a. Typhoid fever cases would increase by a substantial amount. b. The outbreak of typhoid fever would remain stagnate. c. The number of typhoid fever cases would surpass that cholera cases. d. Fly-borne diseases, in general, will decrease over time. 5. What is the author’s purpose in writing this selection? a. to entertain the reader with a short story about baseball b. to persuade others that his father actually invented the fly swatter c. to express his own feelings about Dr. Crumbine d. to inform others about the monumental work of Dr. Crumbine 6. To find further information about Dr. Crumbine’s invention, in which reference source should you look? a. atlas b. almanac c. dictionary d. encyclopedia 7. Which of these reference books would most likely contain additional information about efforts to stamp out typhoid in the United States? a. Inventions of 1911 b. Boy Scouting in the USA c. Prevention and Control of Deadly Diseases d. Kansas Baseball Leagues in the Early 1900s “DBMS Hawks: Soaring for Success” Students will choose a propaganda device we have discussed and advertise our school to new or potential students and parents. Students should assume their work will appear in the Fayetteville Observer newspaper. Remember PAC (purpose, audience, content)! Which statement is an example of a testimonial? a.Don’t vote for Herbert Smith; he is a criminal. b. “I am voting for Justin Hewett. He is the right man for the job,” says Manuel Hernandez, Attorney General. c. All of the people I know are voting for Herbert Smith. d. Justin Hewett is honest, caring, hardworking, and a great man; Herbert Smith is nothing but a liar and a cheat. Bill has just joined a political group at his school. During a discussion, Bill expresses that he thinks that welfare is needed in some cases. His friends in the taunt him about this because they think welfare is for lazy people who just want working people to take care of them. Bill accepts their views in order to avoid rejection from the group. This is an example of which propaganda technique? Propaganda Quiz II 1.The implication that users of this product are “just like you” 2.Using good labels such as patriotic, beautiful, exciting that are unsupported by facts 3. An endorsement by a famous person 4. The implication that “everybody else is doing it”