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Read the passage from Animal Farm. On the third Sunday after Snowball's expulsion, the animals were somewhat surprised to hear Napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all. He did not give any reason for having changed his mind, but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work, it might even be necessary to reduce their rations. The plans, however, had all been prepared, down to the last detail. A special committee of pigs had been at work upon them for the past three weeks. The building of the windmill, with various other improvements, was expected to take two years. That evening Squealer explained privately to the other animals that Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill. On the contrary, it was he who had advocated it in the beginning, and the plan which Snowball had drawn on the floor of the incubator shed had actually been stolen from among Napoleon's papers. The windmill was, in fact, Napoleon's own creation. Why, then, asked somebody, had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly. That, he said, was Comrade Napoleon's cunning. He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a maneuver to get rid of Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. Now that Snowball was out of the way, the plan could go forward without his interference. This, said Squealer, was something called tactics. He repeated a number of times, "Tactics, comrades, tactics!" skipping round and whisking his tail with a merry laugh. The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions.

Which examples of propaganda are found in this passage? Select two options.

1. Snowball is used as a scapegoat.
2. Napoleon talks to the animals through Squealer.
3. Squealer targets his message to emphasize plain folks.
4. Squealer uses glittering generalities to describe Napoleon’s tactics.
5. Napoleon uses name-calling to differentiate the pigs from the other animals.

Answer 1

The two examples of propaganda are 3 and 4.

Answer 2

The examples of propaganda we can found in the passage provided are2. Napoleon talks to the animals through Squealer; and 4. Squealer uses glittering generalities to describe Napoleon's tactics.

Napoleon talks through Squealer. Squealer in the novel is the one pig who has a connection with the rest of the animals. Napoleon makes Squealer manipulate information to the animals so they won't doubt Napoleon and rebel. This is known in propaganda as Transfer.

Glittering generality is when someone makes other people accept or approve something without giving them concrete evidence. On the passage above, Squealer credits Napoleon for inventing the windmill, which was actually Snowball's idea. All the positives things happening on the farm are credited to Napoleon, even though the other animals remember that he had been firmly opposed to building the windmill. Now Squealer says the plans had been stolen by Snowball from Napoleon's papers.