Question

read the passage from animal farm. in april, animal farm was proclaimed a republic, and it became necessary to elect a president. there was only one candidate, napoleon, who was elected unanimously. on the same day it was given out that fresh documents had been discovered which revealed further details about snowballs complicity with jones. it now appeared that snowball had not, as the animals had previously imagined, merely attempted to lose the battle of the cowshed by means of a stratagem, but had been openly fighting on joness side. in fact, it was he who had actually been the leader of the human forces, and had charged into battle with the words long live humanity! on his lips. the wounds on snowballs back, which a few of the animals still remembered to have seen, had been inflicted by napoleons teeth. how does this passage demonstrate the use of propaganda? it uses bandwagon by claiming that snowball was fighting alongside jones it uses scapegoating by blaming snowball for actions he is not responsible for it uses hyperbole by exaggerating snowballs actions during the battle of the cowshed it uses repetition by repeating tales of snowballs actions during the battle of the cowshed

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Bandwagon: The passage does not show a call to join a trend or majority, so this is incorrect.
• Scapegoating: The passage blames Snowball for actions (fighting with Jones, trying to lose the battle) that he is not responsible for (the animals remember Snowball's wounds from Napoleon, implying Napoleon's false accusations). This fits scapegoating.
• Hyperbole: The passage is not exaggerating Snowball's actions but falsely accusing him, so this is incorrect.
• Repetition: The passage does not repeat tales of Snowball's actions; it introduces new false claims, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. It uses scapegoating by blaming Snowball for actions he is not responsible for.