Question 10 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University. But I hope you know I go on about these things not simply to extol the virtues of my own country but to speak to the true greatness of the heart and soul of your land. Who, after all, needs to tell the land of Dostoyevsky about the quest for truth, the home of Kandinsky and Scriabin about imagination, the rich and noble culture of the Uzbek man of letters Alisher Navoi about beauty and heart? The great culture of your diverse land speaks with a glowing passion to all humanity. Which statement about this excerpt is correct?
Answer
A
Reagan uses allusion to remind his audiences of Russian authors whose writings support his argument.
B
Repetition is used by Reagan to convince his audience to read the works of classic Russian writers.
C
Reagan uses a bandwagon appeal as he persuades his audience that great literature is popular worldwide.
D
Procatalepsis is used by Reagan as he counters arguments his audience may have against freedom.