This document discusses various propaganda techniques used to influence opinions and behavior. It begins by defining propaganda as techniques used to influence emotions, attitudes, or behavior through appeals to emotion rather than intellect.
It then lists common propagandists as the military, media, advertisers, and politicians. Several specific propaganda techniques are defined, including bandwagon technique, testimonial, loaded words, misuse of statistics, name-calling or stereotyping, plain folks technique, snob appeal, and transfer. Examples are provided for most techniques.
Students are then asked to identify which propaganda technique is being used in various ads or statements. The document concludes by having students work in groups to identify propaganda techniques used in different magazine advertisements