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Group Activity
You will be in groups of four
Number a piece of loose leaf 1-32
Each person in your group will receive an advertisement
Determine the type of propaganda being used in the advertisement and record on your sheet
Rotate the picture to the next person in your group
When your group is finished, give your 4 advertisements to the next group
Remember to use “inside voices” and to stay on task
Glittering Generalities
Uses words that are patriotic, attractive, or
catchy but really don’t say anything
Name Calling
Makes accusations but doesn’t give any facts to support
the claims
Negative words are used to create an unfavorable
opinion of the competition in the viewer’s mind
Begging the Question
Avoid answering the question by skirting
the issue; often used by politicians at
press conferences.
– Interviewer: "Your resume looks impressive
but I need another reference."
Bill: "Jill can give me a good reference."
Interviewer: "Good. But how do I know that Jill
is trustworthy?"
Bill: "Certainly. I can vouch for her."
Scapegoat
Snowball is to blame for everything bad
that happens on the farm:
– Starvation
– Destruction of the windmill
Notes on Bias & Loaded Words
Bias - A prejudice, a preference (prefer) or mental inclinations
Author’s bias – “side” the author is on
Loaded Words – words that trigger a strong emotion
Meaning of words
– Denotation – dictionary definition
– Connotation – a feeling or emotion suggested by a word
Connotation & Denotation
Continued
Examples: connotation – plump has a more positive
connotation than fat
Thrifty has a more positive connotation than cheap
Word Positive
Connotation
Negative
Connotation
overweight Plump, chubby Obese, fat
active Athletic,
energetic
Hyper, add,
busy body
underweight Slim, slender,
thin
Skinny,
anorexic, stick