{"id":4168,"date":"2022-05-09T01:39:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T05:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2022-06-23T18:28:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T22:28:06","slug":"teaching-persuasive-technique-bandwagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=4168","title":{"rendered":"Teaching the Persuasive Technique – Bandwagon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you want your students to be able to incorporate different persuasive techniques into their writing?\u00a0 Should students be able to make informed opinions about which products to purchase? Do you want your students to recognize different devices used in political advertising? Is the bandwagon persuasive technique effective? This series of posts helps answer these questions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Students evaluate ads for each device. Techniques include bandwagon, testimonials, loaded terms, and name-calling. You can easily navigate to each post in the series with the links found at the bottom of the post.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Check out these materials for teaching propaganda. This handout includes a foldable organizer that goes over the definitions of four persuasive techniques. You will also find links to the commercials used to teach bandwagon along with a printable discussion guide. A link to the Google Slide version of the teaching materials is also included.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bandwagon Definition<\/span><\/h3>\n

This technique encourages the listener to think that because everyone else does something, you should too or you will be left out. <\/span>In literature, bandwagon is used to persuade the reader to agree with the argument of the writer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Questions to Ask<\/span><\/h3>\n

Does using bandwagon really help to sell products?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Which age does bandwagon appeal to the most?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Does bandwagon work best in the small-town USA or in large cities?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Advertisements<\/span><\/h3>\n

Old Navy “First Day of School Style”<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

In this advertisement. Julia Louis-Deyfus portrays a mom, (Her celebrity role is not pointed out.) Instead, she acts the part of a mom dressing her son as a lawyer on the first day of school. Hunter wants to dress like all the other kids. His mother questions the students about where they \u201cgot this look.\u201d After learning they shop at Old Navy, Mom takes Hunter shopping before he goes to school. Now, he can look cool like all the other kids. The commercial uses humor as well as bandwagon to sell Old Navy products.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n