identifying propaganda techniques and fallacies

video one: Emeril - uses testimony, tells how he depends on the gulf coast, and that he is not a scientist. "what's going to happen?"
ad populum sentiments that many people are affected. statistics of small numbers: only from what he has seen, things are getting better on the gulf coast.

video two and three: also uses testimony, as many people in america will recognize these people. BP uses transfer (a fallacy) to try to associate the positive feelings towards Olympic athletes with BP and improve their image. an informed viewer would stop and ask, what does this even have to do with an oil spill? really?

video four and five: glittering generalities- the video states over and over that BP as a company is committed to helping restore the gulf coast to the way it was before. it mentions that the gulf is is having it's best tourism season in sever years. confusion of correlation and causation: because of BP's efforts, have things really gotten better? and who is this guy?