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media type="custom" key="4928889" The poster for supporting standardized tests makes use of many forms of propaganda. The logical fallacy that can be found on the notepad on the poster is arguably the most obvious. We stated that only means of acquiring a decent job is to excel on your standardized tests in high school, which is clearly not true. Another piece of propaganda that was utilized was fear, as manifested in the image of a homeless man shining the shoes of a clearly successful businesswoman. The implication was made that those who do not view standardized tests with the utmost importance will undoubtedly succumb to the inescapable poverty of the streets.

The inspiration for the poster was born of years of enduring complaints lodged by fellow students about standardized testing. This is not to say that we are either for or against testing, but that they are, currently, an integral part of the education system.