Fallacious Reasoning and Progaganda Techniques

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There is not clear distinction between false reasoning and propaganda. The two go hand-in-hand.

The frame below provides a direct window to the following web page: http://learn.lexiconic.net/fallacies/index.htm. You should read all of these, because these fallacies occur frequently.

These definitions and examples below are adapted primarily from two sources:

• a Cuesta College web page: https://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/404.htm.
• a Fullerton College web page http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/rgass/fallacy3211.htm

Mouse over the propaganda techniques below to see their definition and examples of each.

Name Calling Glittering Generalities Transfer False Analogy Testimonial Appeal to Authority Anonymous Authority False Dilemma Sweeping Generalization The Slippery Slope Rhetorical Question Assertion Misquoting

Plain Folks Stacking the Deck The Bandwagon Either/Or Fallacy Faulty Cause and Effect Appeal to Ignorance Look Who's Talking Equivocation The Red Herring It Does Not Follow Unwarranted Exptrapolation Generating Fear

 

http://feminspire.com/pro-life-anti-abortion-myths-debunked/

http://sabor7.deviantart.com/art/Abortion-Propaganda-Poster-415944080

 

http://www.grayflannelsuit.net/blog/celebrity-smokes-a-gallery-of-star-powered-cigarette-ads

http://designtaxi.com/news/357121/Vintage-Healthy-Cigarette-Ads-Promoted-Smoking-In-The-Past/

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