Transcript Propaganda

Animal Farm:
PROPOGANDA
• Propaganda is the manipulation
and control of language.
Propaganda transmits more than
one message, depending on what
the recipient wishes to hear or is
told to hear.
• Simplification covers the true
meaning.
• Ex: Made from recycled paper
(but only 10%)
• To do something because everyone
else is doing it. No one wants to be
left out of what is perceived to be
popular, so people conform.
• One part of a statement
contradicts another.
• Ex: “You don’t have to take the
final exam, but without it you
won’t pass the course”
• Logically, conclusions can
typically be drawn from
one or more established
premises. In logical
fallacies, the premises may
be true but the conclusion
is not.
• Example:
–Premise 1: Bill Clinton supported gun
control.
–Premise 2: Communist regimes
support gun control.
–Conclusion: Bill Clinton is a communist.
THIS TWISTED LOGIC IS A FALLACY!
• This is the “celebrity endorsement”
of a philosophy, movement, or
candidate. In advertising, athletes
are often paid millions of dollars to
support shoes, equipment, and fast
food. In political circles, movie stars,
rock stars, and athletes supporting a
candidate or cause draw attention to
it.
• This technique is very popular
among political parties. The idea
is to present dreaded
circumstance to make people
scared of the opposition.
• Name calling ties a person or cause
to a largely perceived negative
image.
Homework
• Find ONE example (whether
in a magazine or from the
internet) of propaganda.
Bring in the advertisement
and be sure to label what
type of propaganda it is.