Analyzing Propaganda Techniques

What is propaganda?

Scenario 2: Fast Food Frenzy. A popular burger restaurant releases two advertisements: A) A commercial showing their fresh ingredients and nutritional information; B) A billboard showing a happy family eating their food under a giant caption: “Happiest Families Eat Here!”. Identify which advertisement is propaganda and the technique being used.

• Advertisement A only, using informative advertising.

• Advertisement B only, using appeal to emotion (bandwagon technique).

• Both advertisements, each using propaganda techniques.

• Neither advertisement is propaganda.

Propaganda is always based on lies.

• True

• False

Misinformation is the same as disinformation.

• True

• False

A news article that only presents one side of a debate can still be biased, even if it contains true facts.

• True

• False

If a claim is repeated many times, it becomes more true.

• True

• False

Fake news can sometimes use real images to make false claims.

• True

• False

Appealing to emotions rather than facts is a common propaganda strategy.

• True

• False

If many people believe something online, it must be true.

• True

• False

Satire or parody can be mistaken for real news.

• True

• False