Do Now Please review the essays and openended

Do Now! • Please review the essays and open-ended prompts you have had returned to you today. – Please list at least two things you have done consistently well in your writing. – Please list two areas you need to improve in your writing. – Please count up all the Do Now since 11/ 10/ 2014 and write it down under your observations about your writing. – Please return the Benchmark Open-Ended response to the class bin.

Propaganda Techniques How authors persuade you to believe whatever they want

Video to watch for general ideas • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=oho. XZ 6 Ecne. A

Circular Reasoning Definition: States a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Il. Fw. Pni Nk. Wc succinct , 2 minutes • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=8 CVbk u 6 nxh. U Elaine from Seinfeld

Testimonial Propaganda Technique Testimonial Definition -using a celebrity to sell/convince -if a celebrity (who has it together) like this, then there must be something to it

Testimonial

Testimonial Testim onial http: //www. mybigcampus. com/libr ary/5236? veeb 52980 -c 718 -012 cbdfc-001676580 d 24 for Michael Jordan

Bandwagon

Bandwagon Propaganda Technique Bandwagon Definition -Following the crowd Coke For Everyone -Doing it because http: //www. mybigca everyone else is mpus. com/library/2 65073

Bandwagon

Name Calling

Name Calling Propaganda Technique Name Calling https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=_8 G 3 Awfb. T 48&index=5&list =PL 7 WDKo 0_txo_VLn 25 Rr. F 1 B c-7 l. B 4 Fo. L 9 I Definition Labeling people with negative words Often in politics or wartime - “Commie” or “terrorist”

Plain Folks Propaganda Technique Plain Folks Definition the speaker presents him or herself as an Average Joe, a common person who can understand empathize with a listener's concerns.

Plain Folks

Transfer Propaganda Technique Transfer Vintage Pepsi commercial http: //www. mybigcampus. com/libr ary/30234 https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=f. Cayr. Gzv 75 Y Definition presents a positive image or idea and attaches the positive feelings to another idea.

Red Herring What is this an advertisement for?

Shoes! Perfume!

Red Herring Propaganda Technique Red Herring Definition -Distracting with an unrelated point http: //www. mybigcam pus. com/library/2655 -"winning" an argument by leading attention away from 79 and the argument and to http: //www. mybigcam another topic. pus. com/library/2650 98 ( Mc. Cain) ( 3 minutes) To 2 minutes

Red Herring Video Games: Collecting inventory items or items of scenery (usually meant to distract or take up time from a quest or goal) Never-ware cookware will look beautiful on your shelf for generations! No mention of its cooking value is made.

Glittering Generalities

Glittering Generalities • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=o. LPHJ PYt_hc with explanation • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ky 7 ic 1 Ro 9 yw&list=PLkn. Uw 0 JPRT 6 k. BKsx. X_1 m. CEl. Lcimbia. AR http: //www. mybigcampus. com/libr ary/192526 Castro GTX

Glittering Generalities Propaganda Technique Glittering Generalities Definition -Using vague slogans or catchphrases without supporting info or reason (freedom, honor)

Appeal to Number, Facts, & Statistics -“Coroners have found that 80% of people’s colons are blocked with waste. ” -“On average, 6 out of 7 dentists prefer Colgate. ”

Appeal to Number, Facts, & Statistics Propaganda Technique Appeal to Number, Facts, & Statistics Definition -Using large numbers or misleading facts and statistics to confuse

Emotional Appeal Propaganda Technique Emotional Appeal Definition -Arousing emotions so people will agree with you -Connect human need (feeling liked, joy) with a product

Emotional Appeal http: //www. mybigcampus. com/libr ary/21135 for Blackberry commercial

Army Strong http: //crackle. com/c/Commercials/Army_Strong_Commercial/1634956 They connect a feeling with this organization. Army strong http: //www. mybigcampus. com /library/87390

Stereotypes/ Sweeping Generalization Propaganda Technique Stereotypes Definition -When you make a generalization or an assumption about a group of people.

Stereotypes in media http: //www. mybigcampus. com/library/21135 long video. . . use Ripka and skip to Old Spice

Stereotypes “Blonds are dumb. ” “Athletes are bullies. ”

Repetition Propaganda Technique Repetition Definition -repeating word/jingle over and over so that it gets stuck in the head or taken as true

Repetition http: //www. mybigcampus. com/librar y/265069 Target commercial

Fear Propaganda Technique Fear Definition -Scaring people in order to make them believe in what you are saying or selling.

Fear

Video with several techniques • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l 2 jrbs. Q Luw 0