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Propaganda Techniques

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  • If a celebrity appears in a commercial to promote a new phone, which propaganda technique is being used?
    Testimonial
  • Voice actor Elwood Edwards recorded the famous “You’ve got mail!” announcement (as well as “Welcome,” File’s done,” and others) on a tape deck in his home. You’d know his voice if you had which Internet service provider in the 1990s?
    Gmail
    Yahoo
    LSPB
    AOL
  • What does “URL” stand for?
    Universal Retrieval Location
    Unique Resource Link
    Uniform Resource Locator
    Unified Resource Locator
  • People who enter forums just to cause trouble are often called what?
    Ranters
    Prowlers
    Lurkers
    Trolls
  • LinkedIn is a social networking site aimed mainly at whom?
    Professionals
    Teachers
    Engineers
    First Responders
  • Which website has an exclamation point in its name?
    AOL
    Yahoo
    Bing
    Google
  • This propaganda poster is trying to get people to
    Finance the War
    Produce or Conserve Resources
    Enlist in the Military
    Dehumanize the Enemy
  • 'Get a season's pass to King's Island this year for only $59.95. Don't miss this great opportunity, all of your friends will be getting this deal too.' What is the propaganda technique used here?
    Bandwagon
  • A political ad calls an opponent “weak” and “ineffective” without providing evidence. Which propaganda technique is being used?
    Name-Calling
  • What color is the 'F' in the Facebook logo?
    White
  • A campaign ad shows a candidate standing with the national flag in the background to evoke a sense of patriotism. Which propaganda technique is this?
    Transfer
  • What propaganda technique is being used?
    Name-Calling
  • Which technique highlights only one side of an issue, presenting only the positive aspects of an idea or product?
  • Which of the following is an example of the “Card Stacking” technique?
    A clothing ad shows a celebrity wearing the brand.
    A. Only showing the benefits of a medicine & no side effects
    A politician calls their opponent “dangerous” and “untrustwo
    A product slogan reads, “For people just like you.”
  • Which device connects computers to a network and manages traffic between them?
    Hard drive
    Printer
    Router
    USB
  • What is the main purpose of propaganda?
    To report factual news
    To objectively
    To influence people’s opinions or behavior
    To entertain people
  • In popular Internet chat slang, what does the 'F' in 'ROFL' mean?
    Floor
  • Which of these file formats is commonly used for images?
    .mp3
    .pdf
    .exe
    .jpg
  • Which of these colors is not in the Google Chrome logo?
    Purple
    Red
    Yellow
    Blue
  • When an advertisement encourages people to buy a product by claiming “it’s the most popular choice,” it’s using which technique?
    Bandwagon
  • Google, Yahoo and Bing are all what?
    Websites
    Unreliable Sources
    Email Services
    Search Engines
  • When a password is limited strictly to numeric characters, the secret is often referred to as a PIN. What does that acronym stand for?
    Personal Identification Number
  • Which propaganda technique is being used?
    Bandwagon
  • What does the E in Email stand far?
    Electronic
  • In 2004, “thefacebook” was launched as a social networking site for Harvard by students led by which computer programming student who later dropped out to become the face of the site (so to speak)?
    Elon Musk
    Bill Gates
    Steve Jobs
    Mark Zuckerburg
  • An advertisement reads, “The ultimate solution to your problems!” without specifying what problems are solved. Which technique is this?
    Glittering Generalities
  • What is “phishing”?
    A method for organizing files
    Sending fake emails to obtain personal information
    A type of software update
    A computer virus
  • When an advertisement suggests that a product is meant for “ordinary people” or is used by people “just like you,” it is using which technique?
    Plain Folks
  • What does 'LOL' stand for in internet text slang?
    Laughing Out Loud
  • Which propaganda technique is being used?
    Plain Folks
  • WWW' stands for what?
    Web World Web
    World Wide Web
    World Wide Website
    Websites World Wide
  • What does “HTTP” stand for?
    HyperText Transmission Process
    Hyperlink Transmission Protocol
    Hyperlink Transfer Program
    HyperText Transfer Protocol
  • A writer who uses propaganda attempts to:
    tell a story
    influence you to do or believe something
    inform you about historic or current events
    teach you how to make or do something
  • Twitter posts are limited to how many characters?
    280
    200
    350
    175
  • How does the use of a testimonial affect the popularity of the product?
    Doesn't change its popularity
    Increases its popularity
    Decreases its popularity