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Rhetoric and Structure in Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms Speech — Quiz

Question 5 • Literature and Composition I

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s "Four Freedoms" speech. That kind of world is the very antithesis of the so-called new order of tyranny which the dictators seek to create with the crash of a bomb. To that new order we oppose the greater conception—the moral order. Roosevelt’s appeals to emotion in this section of the speech are intended to

Answer
A
outline the plan for attack.
B
define the word tyranny .
C
make him sound credible.
D
warn of increasing danger.

Explanation

Roosevelt uses emotionally charged phrases such as “tyranny” and “the crash of a bomb” to portray the threat posed by dictators as frightening and urgent. By contrasting that threat with a “moral order,” he warns listeners about the growing danger rather than outlining an attack plan, defining tyranny, or establishing his credibility. The correct choice is “warn of increasing danger.”

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