Tom+Sawyer+Example

  Tom Sawyer Example      There is propaganda everywhere in out lives. You may not see it, but writer Mark Twain did in his book __The Adventures of Tom Sawyer__.  You might have heard of this example, but not have realized the propaganda technique: snob appeal. Snob appeal is basically talking up the product, like saying its too good for you, but they are wiling to share their secrets. Tom also did that in his book when his aunt made him whitewash the fence. When a boy came along he tried bargining with him, but he was not willing to whitewash. When another one came along, Tom made it look like he was having fun, and when the boy asked him if he could have a turn Tom explained how he didn't want to give it up. This caused him to want to whitewash even more, along with all the other kids from the area. Tom used propaganda to get out of doing a chore, proving that propaganda is involved in normal lives! :D 

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