Question

read the passage from animal farm. meanwhile life was hard. the winter was as cold as the last one had been, and food was even shorter. once again all rations were reduced, except those of the pigs and the dogs. a too rigid equality in rations, squealer explained, would have been contrary to the principles of animalism. in any case he had no difficulty in proving to the other animals that they were not in reality short of food, whatever the appearances might be. for the time being, certainly, it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations (squealer always spoke of it as a
eadjustment,\ never as a
eduction\), but in comparison with the days of jones, the improvement was enormous. reading out the figures in a shrill, rapid voice, he proved to them in detail that they had more oats, more hay, more turnips than they had had in joness day, that they worked shorter hours, that their drinking water was of better quality, that they how does this passage demonstrate the use of propaganda? select two options. it demonstrates repetition because squealer reminds the animals that they are free at the farm because of the work they are doing. it demonstrates hyperbole because squealer exaggerates the figures related to positive developments of the farm. it demonstrates bandwagon because squealer convinces the animals that life is better now than it was before, and everyone agrees because the report says so. it demonstrates plain folks because squealer explains why the pigs and dogs deserve better food rations than the other animals. it demonstrates

Explanation:

• Option 1: Squealer repeats the idea that the animals are free (in a twisted way) by constantly justifying the ration changes, which is a form of repetition.
• Option 2: Squealer exaggerates the positive aspects (more oats, hay, turnips etc. compared to Jones' day) to make the situation seem better than it is, which is hyperbole.

Answer:

• It demonstrates repetition because Squealer reminds the animals that they are free at the farm because of the work they are doing.
• It demonstrates hyperbole because Squealer exaggerates the figures related to positive developments of the farm.