Examples: "A study was done that showed eating peanut butter causes liver cancer" the fact that later the study was later shown to be flawed or funded by the peanut butter haters and therefore suspect, is not revealed.
A variation would be "Raising the speed limit to 65 mph resulted in many fewer traffic fatalities". Such statements need to be checked with how many people were driving before and after the change in speed limit. Fewer people may be driving after the speed limit change, even though the fatality rates deaths per , may be higher, leading to the overall result of fewer fatalities. For example: Ducks and geese migrate south for the winter, therefore all waterfowl migrate south for the winter.
Or, most rich folks vote republican, therefore most people who vote republican are rich. Example: "The economy is following the same path as right before the great depression, therefore we will experience a stock market crash soon!
S lippery slope makes the argument that a shift in one direc tion will continue to lead to extremes ex. It is not necessarily so. A percent or fraction is presented, but not the sample size as in "9 out of 10 dentists recommend Absolute and proportional quantities are mixed as in "3, more robberies occurred in our town last year, whereas other cities hand an increase of less than one percent".
Graphs are used that, by chopping off part of the scale or using unusual units or no scale, distort the appearance of the result. Results are reported with misleading precision. For example, representing 13 out of 19 students as FEAR: "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger. This technique is when you respond to your opponent by accusing them of committing a logical fallacy or propaganda technique instead of addressing the claim of your opponent's argument and evidence.
When in fact the Dems did not lose big, nor was is their fault that they got hacked. Advertising copywriters must be careful with the bandwagon propaganda technique because most of us see ourselves as individuals who think for ourselves. If a bandwagon commercial is too obvious, viewers may reject the product outright. We humans tend to be greedy. Buy a burger; get free fries. Basically, Card-Stacking means stacking the cards in favor of the product; advertisers stress is positive qualities and ignore negative.
For example, if a brand of snack food is loaded with sugar and calories , the commercial may boast that the product is low in fat, which implies that it is also low in calories. Card-Stacking is such a prevalent rational propaganda technique that gives us only part of the picture.
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