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"Plain folks" is a form of propaganda and a logical fallacy. [1] A plain folks argument is one in which the speaker presents themselves as an average Joe — a common person who can understand and empathize with a listener's concerns. [2] [3]
The "plain folks" or "common man" approach attempts to convince the audience that the propagandist's positions reflect the common sense of the people. It is designed to win the confidence of the audience by communicating in the common manner and style of the target audience.
Naturalistic fallacy fallacy is a type of argument from fallacy. Straw man fallacy – refuting an argument different from the one actually under discussion, while not recognizing or acknowledging the distinction. [110] Texas sharpshooter fallacy – improperly asserting a cause to explain a cluster of data. [111]
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Public reading of the anti-Semitic newspaper Der Stürmer, Worms, Nazi Germany, 1935. Propaganda is a form of persuasion that is often used in media to further some sort of agenda, such as a personal, political, or business agenda, by evoking an emotional or obligable response from the audience. [1]
White propaganda is propaganda that does not hide its origin or nature. [1] [2] It is the most common type of propaganda and is distinguished from black propaganda which disguises its origin to discredit an opposing cause.
Anheuser-Busch released a new advertisement on Friday imbued with patriotic imagery amid mounting backlash against its partnership with Dylan Mulvaney.
The tactic is similar to a "false anticipatory tu quoque" (a logical fallacy which charges the opponent with hypocrisy). It does not rely on what misdeeds the enemy could plausibly be charged with, based on actual culpability or stereotypes, and does not involve any exaggeration, but instead is an exact mirror of the perpetrator's own intentions.