Persuasion/Propaganda Terms

A thing that is known or proved to be true; knowledge or information based on real occurrences; objective

• Fact

• Opinion

• Stereotype

• Propaganda

A view or judgment formed about something, not based on fact or knowledge; subjective

• Fact

• Opinion

• Emotional appeal

• Bias

Coming to a conclusion based on the details in a passage. 

• Overgeneralization

• Bandwagon

• Inference

• Bias

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another

• Bias

• Opinion

• Stereotype

• Overgeneralization

A form of communication that may use distorted, false, or misleading information. It is used in politics, advertisement, and persuasive speech.

• Testimonial

• Propaganda

• Stereotyping

• Bias

A broad statement, applies one idea to all things. It is not a detail in the text

• Opinion

• Stereotyping

• Overgeneralization

• Emotional appeal

 A broad statement about a group of people that doesn’t take individual differences into account.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Overgeneralization

• Stereotype

Statements that cause strong feelings rather than using fact and evidence to make a point.

• Bandwagon

• Emotional Appeal

• Fact

• Bias

A technique that tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is popular or because “everyone is doing it.”

• Bias

• Appeal to statistics

• Testimonial

• Bandwagon

A method that uses numbers to persuade the reader.

• Propaganda

• Bandwagon

• Appeal to statistics

• Overgeneralization