Monday, September 28, 2009

Propaganda

These are the six propaganda techniques we talked about in class today.

Bandwagon - Groups of people doing/wearing the same thing. Everyone else is doing it.

Appeal to status (snob appeal) - Only the best belong to our club.

Plain Folks - Makes you think the person in the ad is just like you. Everyday people.

Statistics - Uses numbers to sell a product.

Testimonial - A famous person endorses a product.

Name calling - Comparing two products and saying one is better.