Important Terms
A term used when it is evident that someone is not neutral in their judgment of an issue
What is biased
The device used to show "everyone is doing it"
What is bandwagon
Bernie Sanders is another tree hugging, dirty, liberal hippy
What is name calling
Compared to a mosquito bite these are the small things people do with good intentions that may offend people
What are microagressions
Michael Boticelli feels that addiction should be treated like _______________ in order to remove the stigma and allow users to get the help they need.
What is a disease
These kinds of words are used to represent feeling and emotion and can often sway a reader
What is connotative words
this device is used to make someone seem just like everyone else
What is Plain Folks
all republicans are rich, selfish morons
What is poisoning the well
This country is renowned for its propaganda and was also featured in the controversial movie "The Interview" with Seth Rogan and James Franco
North Korea
This cartoon clip featured the red herring and had a dog advise a political candidate to distract the crowd by saying 911
What is Family Guy
This is another word for someone that leans "left" in their thinking
What is a liberal or a democrat
is a propaganda technique that seeks to manipulate audience perception of an issue by emphasizing one side and repressing another. Such emphasis may be achieved through media bias or the use of one-sided testimonials, or by simply censoring the voices of critics.
What is cardstacking
TV can't be harmful to children because it occupies their attention and keeps them off the streets- this prevents them from being exposed to drugs and drugs are what is wrong with our nation's children today
What is red herring/ will accept strawman
This university created the hidden bias test to determine what bias people may hold against certain groups of people.
What is Harvard
When Nick Naylor changed the argument from chocolate or vanilla to freedom and then suggested his son did not value freedom, he was using what faulty argument?
What is strawman
when a celebrity or a person gives endorsement or tells a story to support an issue or a product.
What is a testimonial or false authority
is an emotionally appealing phrase so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that it carries conviction without supporting information or reason. Using great words over and over
What is a glittering generality
If you don't vote for the bill to reduce corporate emissions, the environment will suffer and your grandchildren may never walk on grass or sit under a tree in their lifetime
What is an appeal to fear or slippery slope
Time magazine darkened this famous football player's skin on the front page of their magazine with the title: An American Tragedy
Who is OJ Simpson
Chimimanda Ngozie Adiche illustrated the danger of having only one glimpse of a larger world view in her Ted Talk: The Danger of ___________________
What is the Single Story
When we take something for granted or accept an idea without sufficient proof of its truth or certainty
What is an assumption
We did this with the flags in the background for our propaganda add. It is meant to take one image and move the thoughts and feelings that go along with it to another person or product.
What is transfer
Putting to sleep misinformation friendly fire Leave No Child Behind Act Preemptive Strike Acceptable Losses are all examples of....
What is misleading euphemisms
This author slammed the pharmaceutical company in her article "Our Daily Meds"
Who is Melody Petersen
This former design ethicist at Google warned of tactics used to capture our attention in his TED Talk
"How a Handful of Companies Control Billions of Minds Everyday"
Who is Tristan Harris