Propaganda

...uses all the tricks we have learned to convince the audience of what they should know better than to believe.

review our Sender-Message-Audience paradigm

We shall be using this site from George Mason University and this site as our  foundation sources

Seven Types of Propaganda

• Name Calling
• Glittering Generalities
• Transfer
• Testimonial
• Plain Folks
• Card Stacking
• Band Wagon

 Also divided thus into three of eight (yeah yeah, I know...)

Word games

Name-calling

Glittering generalities

Euphemisms 

 

False connection

Transfer 

Testimonial 

 

Special Appeals

Plain Folks

Bandwagon

Fear

Consider in terms of our work on the language of Global climate destabilization, and what our good friend Mr. Chomsky has to say.

Vid and discuss

Watch videos and take notes.
Seek quality external sources in support/counter to the discussion.
Meet with your colleagues to prepare a framework for your discussion.
Hold a 20-30 min discussion/forum to inform your classmates.


External sources posted and checked with me by Friday please

Discussions take place beginning next Tuesday, May 15

Resources (a short list, don't be afraid to use other quality sources):
Independent.co.uk
Economist.com
NYtimes.com
NewYorker.com
Scientific American
Guardian.co.uk
NewScientist
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy/exxon-secrets/

Assignments:

Laura Katie
Why There Is Still Debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpVWFIWZMjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS65Pw-O77Y


Momo Francois
Mechanics of GCC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqEYLvPt0lA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29v4FZvhvcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUrNBr6KdRI

Antonia Samy Liam
Risk Management
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwuDDZ5HM_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLoO6qyoV08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hpNoBfEsLw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-7j5lH9gE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFCS0Pcv-Eg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnLVSDAbieA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2F3bw4CmhQ

Language?