Academic Games Propaganda Section E 30 Examples

4 Hasty Generalization

128.Average citizen commenting on Russian events: "It won't be long before all of the
Soviet Union is broken up. Lithuania is about to become an independent nation,
and Moldavia is reuniting with Romania."

7 Division

130.Of course this makeup will be right for me. It's by Benetton, the best name in the
world in beauty aids.

1 Concurrency

131.Each company that won this year's Top Business Awards was headed by a
woman. So women must make the best Chief Executive Officers.

4 Hasty Generalization

Section E Mixed - 10
135. Melissa took her first art course in high school. She didn't like the teacher and was
not satisfied with her year-end project. She vowed never to take another art course.

5 Faulty Analogy

136. Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia are all former Soviet republics along the Baltic Sea.
They should all be very successful as new independent nations.

1 Concurrency

137.Tourist A: "Do you really believe that voodoo priest has supernatural powers?"
Tourist B: "Of course, I do. Didn't you hear the thunder as he was performing the
ceremonial chant?"

3 Selected Instances

138.The 60 Minutes program did an interview with a 133-year-old Russian woman. She
admitted that she smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. The announcer concluded,
"Who says cigarette smoking is bad for your health?"

8 Non Sequitur

139.From a television commercial: "Man's only natural defense is his intelligence, and
intelligent people drive Valvos."

5 Faulty Analogy

140.One math teacher to another: "You use a calculator; yet you won't let your students
use calculators."
Other teacher: "I drink a beer now and again. That doesn't mean I let my students
drink beer."

3 Selected Instances

141.Even young children can master the game of Propaganda. At the last tournament
two students in Elementary Division made perfect scores.

7 Division

125.Tulane is playing Ole Miss this week. Ole Miss will be tough because they're in the
Southeastern Conference which everyone agrees is the strongest conference in
the country.

3 Selected Instances

126.Sex discrimination is now a thing of the past in America: California, Oregon, and
Washington have all passed the Equal Rights Amendment.

6 Composition

127.Clarins Moisture Magic has the best natural moisturizers, the best skin smoothers,
and the best muscle toners. It is ideal for your body.

5 Faulty Analogy

129.The Russian leader Gorbachev gave his people some freedoms, but he remained
loyal to the Communist Party. Boris Yeltsin, the new Russian leader, can't be
trusted. He'll be loyal to the Communists too.

0 No Technique

Faulty Analogy?
132. I know that Ronny Smith plays on one of the worst teams in the NBA, but I think he
is one of the most powerful players in the league.

8 Non Sequitur

133. Lithuanian candidate Andreas Vilnius is forceful, witty, and dynamic. He will surely
be elected as Lithuania's next leader.

2 Post Hoc

134.The President and the Congress lowered the tax rate during the 1990s. Soon after,
our Federal deficit increased greatly. We can't live with that type of administration.
Our country will go broke.

2 Post Hoc

142.Our daughter played with the Smith children during the summer, and now she is
talking back and lying to me. They must be the cause of her behavior.

6 Composition

143.Customer to designer: "I want the best. I want you to design me a wardrobe with
the best features of the French, Italian, and Japanese designs."

7 Division

144. McGraw-Hill is the fastest growing publishing company. We'll adopt their science
text since the company is the best in the South.

4 Hasty Generalization

145.Daughter to mother on a shopping trip: "Mom, Pop Smart popcorn is the best brand
to buy. I just switched from Butter Lite Popping Corn, and Pop Smart had no burnt
kernels left in the very first bag!"

6 Composition

146.The aloe plant is widely known to help in the healing of minor cuts, scrapes, and
burns. The poppy plant extract is used in pharmaceutical drugs. Doctors in burn
centers should utilize pharmaceutical drugs containing Aloe Vera to help in the
healing process of their patients.

1 Concurrency

147. I drove to Baton Rouge on Monday. On Tuesday I weighed two pounds less. On
Wednesday I drove to Lake Charles. Thursday the scale registered a one-pound
loss. Driving is an excellent way to lose weight.

4 Hasty Generalization

148.Teacher A talking to teacher B as they grade math tests:
A: "Boy, the Einsteins are excellent math students!"
B: "Is that so?"
A: "Oh yes. My new students, Frick and Frack Einstein, got the first three questions
on my math test correct."

1 Concurrency

Section E Mixed - 11
149.Our football team won its first six games. Then Paul went to the seventh game and
they lost. I wish Paul would stay away from all future games.

4 Hasty
Generalization

335. I was having trouble making my free throws. So, before I took the free throw to
break the tie with one second left, coach told me to bounce the ball three times
instead of twice before shooting. I made the shot. I'm going to follow his suggestion
from now on. If it worked once in a crucial situation, it'll work all the time.

6 Composition

336.This year, the school board merged Central High and Northeast High into one
school. Both schools had dynamite basketball teams last year. The new school
should be a powerhouse on the court this season!

5
Faulty Analogy

337.Howard is an amazing guitarist, and all his sets are so entertaining. Whenever he's
on stage, you can't help but watch him. I heard that Justin plays the guitar too; we
should have him play at our annual chorus concert. The audience will love it!

3 Selected Instances

338.Automobile ad for the Nissan Sentra: "Surveys have found that car buyers like the
Sentra's performance better than the Toyota Corolla's. Buyers like Sentra's comfort
better than the Ford Focus's. And buyers prefer Sentra's ease of handling to the
Hyundai Tucson's."

7 Division

339.Planet Fitness is the number one ranked workout gym in the city. Their
bodybuilders compete in ten competitions every year and always place in the top
five. Brett attends Planet Fitness. I'm going to hire him to be my personal trainer
because he must be amazing.