1) What were some of the most common goals used in the propaganda posters?

2) What were some of the most common tools used?

3) Which propaganda poster do you think was the most persuasive? Why?

4) To what extent does propaganda appeal to emotions and not reason?

 

1 Some of the common goals used in propaganda posters include;

·        Soldier's induction either by a voluntary enlistment or draft.

·        To suppress opposition and to unify the nation behind the war effort.

·        Conservation of resources required for fighting war, such as food, oil and steel.

·        Financing the war effort by selling war bonds-loans to the government from citizens.

2 The most common tools used were:

·        Errors of Half-Truths - this was distortion of the facts. The propagandist included some elements of reality in the propaganda to make the argument more compelling.

·        Symbols from Evocative Visuals - use of icons that appeal to the emotions of the people-like flags.

·        Appeals from Patriotic s - it includes using patriotic words or symbols to appeal to the national pride of individuals.

·        Demonizing - this tool includes depicting the enemy as being simply evil, murderous, threatening and violent. The propagandist seeks to eradicate all the uncertainty and doubt that the public ought to hate.

·        Emotional Attraction - involved playing with people's emotions since fear is the strongest emotion.

3 The most persuasive propaganda poster was the emotional attraction where fear is instilled in people.

4. The extent to which Propaganda appeal to emotions and not to reason is higher. Propaganda is an emotional manipulation. It is possible to exploit our emotional system to destructive ends.