Question

read the passage from animal farm.
on the third sunday after snowballs 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 examples of propaganda are found in this passage? select two options.
□ snowball is used as a scapegoat.
□ napoleon talks to the animals through squealer.
□ squealer targets his message to emphasize plain folks.
□ squealer uses glittering generalities to describe napoleon’s tactics.
□ napoleon uses name - calling to differentiate the pigs from the other animals.

Explanation:

1. For "Snowball is used as a scapegoat": In the context of propaganda, a scapegoat is a common technique where a person (or in this case, a character) is blamed for problems to divert attention. Napoleon's changing stance on the windmill and later framing Snowball (implied by Squealer's explanation) uses Snowball as a scapegoat to justify his own actions.
2. For "Squealer uses glittering generalities to describe Napoleon’s tactics": Glittering generalities are vague, positive statements used in propaganda. Squealer's explanation about Napoleon's supposed initial advocacy for the windmill uses positive, vague descriptions to make Napoleon look good, which fits this propaganda technique. The other options: "Napoleon talks to the animals through Squealer" is just a communication method, not propaganda. "Squealer targets his message to emphasize plain folks" – there's no indication of targeting "plain folks" here. "Napoleon uses name - calling to differentiate the pigs from the other animals" – the passage doesn't show name - calling for this purpose.

Answer:

A. Snowball is used as a scapegoat
D. Squealer uses glittering generalities to describe Napoleon’s tactics