Monthly Archives: April 2013

Virtue words: Common during war time and in advertisements this is when they use words like safe, victory, relief, certified, and trained. In advertisements they want to make you think that their company is the only and by-far the best … Continue reading →

Testimonial: This type of fallacy is very common in this more technical age. The Testimonial fallacy is when a well recognized person in society relates to a common problem the public has. They do this in a way that says … Continue reading →

Appeal to prejudice: Appeal to prejudice is using loaded or emotive terms to attach value or moral goodness to believing the proposition. The soldier is usually awarded with a medal followed by a speech saying that he did his country … Continue reading →

Stereotyping: A stereotype is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality. In this picture you can see the different stereotypes … Continue reading →

Labelling: Labelling was used a lot during WW2 as propaganda. Common on posters they were used to motivate people to buy war bonds to support the war. They also encouraged people to cooperate with rationing, conscription, to write to the service … Continue reading →

Scapegoating: Scapegoating is the practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame. A scapegoat may be a child, employee, peer, ethnic or religious group, or country. The most famous use of scapegoating in history is the … Continue reading →

Euphoria: Common in small and national parades Euphoria is when humans are in a state of happiness and excitement for a extended period of time. Every year in the U.S. Independence Day is a national celebration for the country’s citizens.The … Continue reading →

Name calling: The two minutes hate and hate week in 1984 are the name calling fallacy. The Name Calling fallacy an attempt to discredit an opponent by labeling or describing him with words that have unfavorable connotations. The party uses … Continue reading →

Flag waving: From schools all the way to whole country’s have flag waving propaganda. Our school has heavy flag waving propaganda with the constant use of “Gator Nation” and calling the students “Gators”. The use of the word gators is … Continue reading →

Slogan: Used heavily in politics; slogans are a way to get a message to the people. In 1984 three slogans are used frequently by the party freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, and war is peace. The party uses these … Continue reading →