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Propaganda Terms and Types of Appeals for Persuasion

These terms are methods people use to persuade readers to change their beliefs or reinforce them. Propaganda is poor logic, but it is effective in commercial uses.

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BandwagonThis approach tries to convince people that everyone has or does something.
TestimonialThis approach uses a celebrity to endorse (sell) a product.
Plain FolkThis approach tries to convince people that rich or powerful people are just like everybody else.
TransferThis approach tries to connect feelings or thoughts of a symbol to the product or person.
EuphemismThis approach removes the emotional response from an expression or phrase.
Name callingThis approach tries to damage a reputation with negative words.
Glittering GeneralitiesThis approach links positive words with a person or product. No specific wording is included.
FearThis approach motivates people into action or to buy a product because they are afraid.
Ethical appealsThis approach motivates people into action by appealing to their sense of what is right or wrong.
Logical appealsThis approach motivates people into action by appealing to what makes sense to them. It is often backed up with facts or statistics.
Emotional appealsThis approach motivates people into action by appealing to their emotions: fear, love, anger, compassion.

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