1984 and Propaganda Techniques

Susan S. (United States of America)
This list was prepared for ELA 12 students reading George Orwell's 1984. The class discussion centered on the use of propaganda techniques in the novel and in present-day political discourse.
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  1. argument
    a discussion for and against some proposition or proposal
  2. communism
    a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
  3. socialism
    a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
  4. denounce
    speak out against
  5. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  6. persuasion
    communication intended to induce belief or action
  7. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  8. infallible
    incapable of failure or error
  9. elite
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior status
  10. conformity
    orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
  11. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
  12. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  13. persona
    an image of oneself that one presents to the world
  14. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  15. proletariat
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor
  16. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  17. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  18. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  19. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  20. inquisition
    a severe interrogation
  21. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  22. totalitarianism
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  23. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  24. oxymoron
    conjoined contradictory terms
  25. utopia
    ideally perfect state
  26. dystopian
    of an imaginary place where life is extremely bad
  27. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  28. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  29. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  30. automaton
    someone who acts or responds in a mechanical way
Created on Mon Feb 25 14:27:46 EST 2013 (updated Mon Apr 29 10:13:58 EDT 2013)

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