Prop aganda

Propaganda has been used throughout history to influence public opinion and shape political and social movements. In today’s media environment, studying techniques of persuasion can help us become more media literate and develop an understanding of how propaganda can be used to influence people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviors.

As a game at the AGLOA National Tournament, it is an opportunity for players to show their expertise in techniques of persuasion. In the game, players are presented with a variety of techniques, such as emotional appeals, name-calling, and bandwagon appeal, and they are challenged to identify which technique is being used.

Scores for a single example are based on a player’s correctness and their confidence in their answer selection. A player’s total score for a round is the sum of their scores from each example for that round. After all rounds have been played, the player’s final score is the sum from the four individual rounds played.

By playing Propaganda, participants learn how to recognize and analyze the various techniques of persuasion that are commonly used in advertising, politics and other areas of public life. By studying these techniques of persuasion, we can learn to recognize and analyze the messages that are being presented to us, better evaluate the credibility of sources, and make informed decisions.