Assignment task:
Some situations in life are nuanced. This is not one of them. There is no room for debate here. Anyone who disagrees is giving comfort to the enemy. Anyone who disagrees is un-American. What makes this comment an example of propaganda? It appeals to basic human needs and asserts that the speaker is trustworthy. It expresses intellectual or moral certainty and oversimplifies the groups involved in the conflict. Q It shifts attention from a commonly accepted idea to one that is more favorable to the speaker's position. Directions: The following news reports present different views of a single subject. Read the reports, then answer the questions that follow. News Report 1 News Report 2 Residents Seek to Preserve Neighborhood KENSINGTON - Residents of a neighborhood adjacent to Kensington Hospital have complained to the city that the amount of traffic coursing through their streets is damaging their community. "I grew up in this neighborhood," said John Cabbot, sixty. "There was hardly any traffic back then, and the neighborhood was safe and beautiful. But all this hospital traffic is ruining our quality of life." Cabbot and others say that the influx of cars traveling to and from the hospital creates noise and makes it dangerous for children to play outside, and that this causes the value of their property to decline.