Propaganda
This is the main purpose of propaganda.
What is to influence people’s opinions or actions?
A utopia is best defined as this.
What is a perfect society or an ideal world?
An oligarchy is a form of government where power is held by this group.
What is a small group of people?
A dystopia is best described as this type of society.
What is a society where life is harsh, controlled, or unfair?
A monarchy is a form of government ruled by this type of leader.
What is a king or queen?
Propaganda usually appeals more to these two things than to facts.
What are emotions and beliefs?
Utopias are often built around strong beliefs about these two things.
What are equality and harmony?
In an oligarchy, leaders usually gain power because of this.
What is wealth, family connections, military power, or social status?
Dystopian societies often limit these two things to maintain control.
What are freedom and choice?
In a monarchy, power is usually passed down in this way.
What is through family or heredity?
This technique uses a famous person to convince people to support an idea or product.
What is a testimonial?
This is one common problem with utopias in literature: they sometimes hide this underneath the “perfect” surface.
What is a flaw, control, or hidden oppression?
This is one major problem with oligarchies.
What is most people have little or no voice in decisions?
This is a common feature of dystopian societies used to control people.
What is surveillance, propaganda, or strict rules?
This type of monarchy limits the ruler’s power through laws or a constitution.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
This propaganda strategy gives only one side of the information to control how people view an issue.
What is card stacking?
Authors often create utopias to make readers think about this in their own society.
What is what we value, what we fear, or what makes a society just?
Oligarchies often appear in dystopian stories as societies controlled by this group.
What is elites, corporations, or ruling families?
Authors use dystopias to warn readers about this in the real world.
What is the dangers of power, control, or loss of individual rights?
This is one advantage supporters of monarchy often argue for.
What is stability, tradition, or clear leadership?
Explain how propaganda can shape public behavior even when people believe they are thinking independently.
What is by repeating messages, appealing to identity or fear, and framing information in ways that guide people’s decisions without them realizing it?
Explain why utopias in stories often turn into dystopias when the rules meant to create “perfection” become too extreme.
What is because extreme control, forced conformity, or strict rules can remove freedom and create suffering rather than harmony?
Explain how an oligarchy can exist even if a country calls itself a democracy.
What is when a small wealthy or powerful group influences laws, media, and leadership while ordinary citizens have limited real power?
Explain how a society created to be “safe” or “perfect” can become dystopian.
What is when safety or perfection is enforced through extreme rules that remove freedom, individuality, or truth?
Explain one reason a monarchy could become problematic in a society.
What is because power is not chosen by the people and can lead to unfair rule or abuse of power?