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Tell a loaded label from a case built on true but carefully selected facts.
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A flyer for a new market says: 'The greedy, uncaring owners of the old market only want your money.' It gives no other reason to switch. Which technique does the flyer use?
A poster says: 'Sarap Mango Juice uses real mangoes, is bottled in a clean plant, and was picked best taste at the 2024 town fair.' The sugar in each bottle is never stated. Which technique is used?
A tarpaulin for Tanglaw Electric Fans carries one line printed eight times: 'Tanglaw is the better fan.' Nothing else appears on it. Which technique is used?
A notice from the Rutang Bituin drivers' group says: 'Riders on our route pay the same fare as riders on other routes, yet wait twice as long for a bus.' Which technique is used?
A barangay notice says: 'Three dengue cases were recorded on Mabini Street this month. Empty standing water every week.' It also prints the health office number. Which technique is used?
An online post about a proposed class schedule says: 'Only clueless meddlers would force this half-baked plan on our students.' Which technique does the post use?
A flyer for Haraya Review Center says: 'Twelve of our students placed in the national top 100 last year.' It does not say how many students enrolled. Which technique is used?
A campus post calls the student council's budget plan 'a scheme cooked up by know-nothing spenders.' What does that label do in the message?
An ad for Malinis Water says: 'Our water passed a laboratory test in June, and our staff wear gloves.' What would the ad have to add to be fair to buyers?
A message can use card stacking even when every fact it prints is true.
A flyer against a proposed curfew says: 'Backward, fun-hating busybodies dreamed this up.' It never says what the curfew would require. Which technique does the flyer use?
An ad for Dalampasigan Resort says: 'Our beach earned a cleanliness citation in 2023 and parking is free.' It leaves out that the beach closed twice this year for water testing. Which technique is used?
A radio spot for Tipid Store repeats 'Tipid is cheapest' fourteen times in thirty seconds and gives no prices at all. Which technique is used?
A nurse at Kalinga Clinic posts: 'I have handled the morning queue for six years. Patients who arrive after 9 a.m. usually wait about two hours.' Which technique is used?
A sports post says: 'Those washed-up nobodies on the other team do not deserve the field.' It gives no scores or records. Which technique does the post use?
An ad for an Ugnay phone plan says: 'Unlimited texts, and the first month is free.' It does not mention the 24-month contract a buyer must sign. Which technique is used?
Annex students post: 'We pay the same school fee as the main campus, but our annex has no library.' Is the appeal to fairness here genuine or manipulative?
A canteen ad says: 'Sales of our new meal rose in March.' It does not say that sales fell in every other month this year. Which technique is used?
Attaching a loaded label to a proposal counts as giving evidence against that proposal.
A bakery ad says: 'Our pandesal has no preservatives and is baked daily.' The bakery also knows the bread hardens by evening, that its oven is new, and that it opens at 5 a.m. Which fact must the ad add to be fair?
A videoke rental shop's tarpaulin prints 'Best videoke in town' seven times across the banner, with no prices or song list shown anywhere. Which technique is used?
A vendors' group notice says: 'Two of us were caught selling past the 9 p.m. barangay curfew on the same night for the same violation, yet only the vendor with no council contact was fined. The other was let go with a warning.' Which technique is used?
A public market notice says: 'Stalls open at 5 a.m. Fish and meat sections close at 1 p.m. Bring your own bags.' Which technique is used?
A tarpaulin calls the residents asking for a recycling rule 'trash-loving hoarders.' What impression is that label built to create?
A school election page prints 'Choose Bituin' twenty times and shows no plan, record or promise beside it. Which technique is used?
A store notice says: 'Items may be returned within seven days with a receipt. Sale items cannot be returned.' Which technique is used?
A stall's sign says: 'Cheapest fish on this street.' Only two stalls stand on that street, and the other one has been closed for a month. What makes the sign misleading?
A soap maker prints its five best customer letters on a poster and files away the twenty complaints it received. What does this selection do to readers?
A neighborhood post about a proposed basketball court says: 'Only idle troublemakers want this court built.' Which technique does the post use?
A juice stall poster says: 'Fresh calamansi drink, only PHP 25 a cup.' It leaves out that each cup holds just 150 milliliters. Which technique is used?
A carwash tarpaulin prints 'Kwarta Carwash, the fastest wash' six times across the banner, with no prices or wait times listed. Which technique is used?
A letter to the school paper says: 'Our so-called student leaders are spineless clowns.' It names no decision they made. Which technique does the letter use?
A tarpaulin says: 'Fair is fair. Choose Sikat Softdrinks.' What makes this appeal to fairness empty?
A clinic flyer says: 'Our doctor trained for six years and fees start at PHP 300.' It leaves out that each patient is given only a 15-minute slot. Which technique is used?
A post about a proposed jeepney fare study says: 'Only fools and freeloaders would back this study.' Which technique does the post use?
A community post says: 'Every household on our street paid the same amount toward the new basketball court, but the homeowners' association reserves it for board members' families on weekends.' Which technique is used?
A flyer calls a proposed footbridge 'a waste dreamed up by idlers.' A reader who accepts that label is most likely to do what?
A poster for a fun run says: 'Last year 500 runners joined and every finisher received a medal.' It leaves out that 200 runners quit after heat warnings. Which technique is used?
A resort's flyer says: 'Beach parking is free, but our restaurant is closed on Mondays and our pool has a 6 p.m. curfew.' It states the perks and every limit a guest would want to know. Which technique is used?
A non-honor student's post says: 'We come from the same barangay as the honor roll students, so we deserve the same recognition, even though we did not meet the grade cutoff.' Is this appeal to fairness genuine or manipulative?
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Identifying Propaganda Techniques
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