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A kind of propaganda that uses derogatory labels or language to evoke negative emotions or associations with a person, group or idea.

Name Calling

100

Statements or assertions that expresses subjective judgement about the worth, importance or desirability of something.

Claim of Value
100

These are the practitioners who have substantial knowledge about the subject matter.

Expert

100

Statement or assertion that propose a specific course of action or advocate for a particular change in laws, regulations or practices.

Claim of Policy

100
Propaganda that evokes a scene of fairness, morality or justice in the audience.

Appeal to Justice

200

Involves directly reproducing the exact words from a source.

Quoting.

200

Reminds the readers of the previously-introduced concepts and connects sentences and paragraphs.

Cohesive Devices

200

Credibility and trust worthiness of the author.

Ethos

200

This encourages the reader to do something or think differently.

Call to Action.

200

Consists of verifiable information, data or facts that support an argument.

Factual Knowledge

300

The clarity and precision in conveying information. Being straight to the point.

Concise Language

300

Propaganda that presents only select information or evidence to build a biased case while ignoring contrary facts.

Card Stacking

300

The imagined audience. This is the mental construct of the writer with whom they are to communicate.

Hypothetical

300
Using consistent grammatical structures within sentences or across paragraphs to enhance clarity and coherence.

Parallelism

300

Claims that are typically verifiable through empirical evidence or established criteria.

Claim of Fact

400

Aims to evoke emotions in the audience.

Pathos

400

They have minimal to no special expert knowledge, who often times requires background information.

Laypeople

400

Involves using data and statistical analysis to draw conclusions about a large population bases on sample.

Statistical Inferences

400

The actual audience that consumes the write up being presented.

Real

400

Involves rephrasing a portion of the text in your own words while retaining the original meaning.

Paraphrasing

500

The propaganda that repeats a message or slogan relentlessly until it becomes ingrained in the public's mind.

Ad Nauseam

500

This involves providing a brief overview of the main points or key ideas from a longer text.

Summarizing

500

Relies on presenting a well-structured argument supported by evidence.

Logos

500

These serves as the guideposts in a text that establishes a logical connection between or among various ideas in a text.

Transitional Words and Phrases

500

Organization of information so that readers can better absorb information when it follows a structured sequence.

Logical Order