Propaganda analysis
The critical study of texts (posters, films, speeches, literature) designed to persuade audiences to adopt particular viewpoints or support causes. Propaganda analysis examines rhetorical strategies, emotional appeals, and distortions of truth.
Real World
The British government's WW1 recruitment poster 'Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?' used family guilt and shame as emotional weapons to pressure men into enlisting, a technique dissected in poems like Wilfred Owen's work.
Exam Focus
Identify the specific rhetorical technique (pathos, repetition, omission) and explain its intended effect on the target audience for full AO2 marks.
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