Types of Propaganda

stating a debatable idea as fact. It often relies on the idea that people like to believe what they are told without questioning the validity.

• Bandwagon

• Assertion

• Card Stacking

• Plain Folks

“Women are bad drivers," is an example of:

• Testimonial

• Pinpointing the Enemy

• Assertion

• Card Stacking

Manipulating information so that one side looks better than another. This is done by leaving out important information or using only beneficial facts.

• Pinpointing the Enemy

• Bandwagon

• Card Stacking

• Name Calling

Suggesting that since the majority agrees, the reader should too.

• Assertion

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generalities

Using vague words or statements that have an emotional appeal on people without giving them a concrete reason.

• Plain Folks

• Testimonial

• Glittering Generalities

• Assertion

Propagandists use this technique to invoke fear, resulting in 

the formation of a negative opinion about a person, group, or set of beliefs or ideas.

• Assertion

• Name Calling

• Card Stacking

• Testimonial

an attempt to simplify a complex situation by presenting one specific group or person as the enemy

• Pinpointing the Enemy

• Glittering Generalities

• Plain Folks

• Bandwagon

An argument in which the speaker presents him or herself as an average Joe — a common person who can understand and empathize with a listener’s concerns.

• Glittering Generalities

• Plain Folks

• Pinpointing the Enemy

• Bandwagon

An advertising technique wherein a famous or seemingly authoritative 

person recommends a product or service, and vouches for the value of the same.

• Testimonial

• Bandwagon

• Assertion

• Name Calling

This is an example of:

• Bandwagon

• Glittering Generalities

• Plain Folks

• Assertion