Squealers Gift of Propaganda 1 Bandwagon 2 Testimonial

Squealer’s Gift of Propaganda • • • 1. Bandwagon 2. Testimonial 3. Plain Folks 4. Patriotism 5. Name-Calling 6. Glittering Generalization

7. Rhetorical questions: • A question that does not require an answer but is used to try and emphasize a particular point.

8. Pinpointing the Enemy • Clearly identify the enemy.

9. Lying • Blatant dishonesty to persuade the audience.

10. Selection • Choosing, out of a mass of facts, only ones suitable for his purposes.

11. Assertion • The making of bold statements to defend a case.

12. Repetition • Reiteration of statements that eventually become accepted by the audience.

13. Meaningless statistics • Used to convince others that life is better than it used to be.

14. Influential friends • Used to intimidate the audience.

15. Obfuscation • The use of difficult intellectual words that the audience cannot understand so they can do nothing but agree.

Squealer’s Gift of Propaganda • • • 1. Bandwagon 2. Testimonial 3. Plain Folks 4. Patriotism 5. Name-Calling 6. Glittering Generalization Propaganda Page # Quote • 7. Rhetorical Questions • 8. Pinpointing the Enemy • 9. Lying • 10. Selection • 11. Assertion • 12. Repetition • 13. Meaningless Statistics • 14. Influential Friends • 15. Obfuscation