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Tell an appeal to popularity from attractive but empty positive language in described advertisements and notices.
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A tarpaulin for Halina Soap reads: "Eight of ten families on our street have already switched. Do not be the last one!" Which propaganda technique does the tarpaulin use?
A shampoo box carries one line: "For true beauty, real freedom, and a brighter tomorrow." It never says what the shampoo does. Which technique does the line use?
A radio spot for Masaya Bakery says, "Join the thousands already lining up every morning. Everybody in town is doing it." Which technique does the spot use?
A student council flyer says, "Vote Team Adhika: for excellence, for progress, for a future full of hope." It lists no plan. Which technique does the flyer use?
A juice advertisement shows its bottle beside a waving national flag and a soaring eagle. The ad has no words at all. Which technique does it use?
A snack label reads, "Now with 30 percent less sugar." That is true, but the new pack holds twice as much snack as the old one. Which technique does the label use?
A barangay notice reads: "Three dengue cases were confirmed on Mabini Street last week. Please empty any container holding standing water." Which description fits the notice best?
A tarpaulin reads, "Nine of ten Grade 8 learners in our city already use Sinag Notebooks." What impression is this line built to create?
A soap wrapper says only, "Pure, gentle, and made with love." What impression does this wording build?
A canned drink carries one line: "The nation's finest choice for a happier home." Nothing else appears on the label. Which technique does the line use?
A phone shop tarpaulin reads, "Over 50,000 Filipinos have already joined the Sulyap family. Be part of it." Which technique does the tarpaulin use?
Ad A says, "Half the province already drinks Tubig Pure." Ad B says, "Tubig Pure: purity you can believe in." Which technique does Ad B use?
Ad A says, "Sarap Chips: the taste of pure happiness." Ad B says, "Nine of ten canteens now stock Sarap Chips." Which technique does Ad B use?
A dentist's notice says, "I treated 200 patients with this gum disease. Brushing twice daily reduced their bleeding within a month." Which description fits the notice best?
A candidate for club president prints her photo beside a portrait of a national hero on every flyer. No plan or promise appears. Which technique does the flyer use?
A tutorial center advertises, "All our students passed the entrance test." The claim is true, but only two students took the test. Which technique does the ad use?
A school poster reads, "Every other section has already joined the clean-up. What is your section waiting for?" Which technique does the poster use?
A rice brand's slogan is "Bigas ng Bayan: goodness, warmth, and family values in every grain." No detail about the rice is given. Which technique does the slogan use?
A tarpaulin reads, "The whole barangay has signed up for Alab Gym." What feeling is the line built to create in a reader who has not signed up?
A store sign reads only, "Where dreams come true." What impression is that wording built to create?
A soap advertisement says, "Kalinga Soap: caring, honest, and truly Filipino." No ingredient or result is named. Which technique does the advertisement use?
A canteen sign reads, "Most Grade 8 learners now choose the vegetable meal. Get yours before you are the odd one out." Which technique does the sign use?
A canteen sign reads, "Today's vegetable meal costs PHP 35 and includes rice, beans, and squash." Which description fits the sign best?
A soft-drink advertisement states, "Made with real fruit juice." The statement is true: the drink contains two percent juice. Which technique does the advertisement use?
A shoe company sets its whole advertisement inside a grand old cathedral and closes with a choir singing. No feature of the shoe is mentioned. Which technique is this?
A stationery advertisement ends with, "Do not be the only one in class still writing with an old pen." Which technique does that ending use?
A water district's poster for its new service promises "a brighter, prouder, more beautiful tomorrow for everyone." Which technique does the poster use?
A road notice reads, "This bridge closed on 5 March after engineers found cracks in two support beams. Please use the Roxas route." Which description fits it best?
A club flyer repeats the words "unity," "greatness," and "destiny" but names no project at all. What does this repetition mainly achieve?
A seminar notice reads, "Almost every teacher in the division has already enrolled." Which pressure does the wording place on a teacher who has not enrolled?
An online post reads, "Ten thousand shoppers joined Bilihan Plus this week alone. Do not get left behind." Which technique does the post use?
A juice carton reads, "Naturally wonderful. Simply the best." Nothing on the carton explains either phrase. Which technique does the carton use?
A tarpaulin for Ligaya Detergent reads, "The brand four of five laundry shops in the city now use." Which technique does the tarpaulin use?
A candidate's tarpaulin carries three words and nothing else: "Compassion. Honesty. Hope." No program is named. Which technique does the tarpaulin use?
Bandwagon persuades by suggesting that a reader should do what most people are already doing.
Glittering generalities always include exact numbers that a reader can check.
A slogan reads, "Everyone who matters is already here." Why is this line persuasive even though it names no benefit?
A gym advertisement uses only the words "strength," "freedom," and "power." Which question would best expose how empty these words are?
A poster reads, "Nine of ten learners here skipped breakfast last week, from the school nurse's survey of all 400 learners." Which description fits the poster best?
Which line about Tanglaw Bags uses glittering generalities rather than bandwagon?
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