Rhetoric in Reagan's Address at Moscow State University Answers

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Both Americans and Soviet citizens listened to President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University. Which best describes the different purposes of the speech for American and Soviet audiences?

A
Reagan’s purpose was to discourage Americans from making political changes and to remind Soviets of their freedoms.
B
Reagan’s purpose was to remind Americans of their freedoms and to encourage Soviets to allow more individual freedom.
C
Reagan’s purpose was to discourage both Americans and Soviets from making political changes.
D
Reagan’s purpose was to remind both Americans and Soviets of their freedoms.
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Making a bandwagon appeal in a persuasive speech is an example of using

A
substantiated opinion.
B
unsubstantiated opinion.
C
an either/or argument.
D
proven fact.
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Read the excerpt from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom—freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.

A
Repetition is used to emphasize the importance of freedom.
B
Repetition is used to argue that progress is inevitable.
C
Allusion is used to emphasize the importance of freedom.
D
Allusion is used to argue that progress is inevitable.
6

Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University shows that one purpose of the speech was to build connections between the Soviet Union and the US?

A
I led my union out on strike, and I'm proud to say we won.
B
We Americans make no secret of our belief in freedom.
C
Our ties to you are more than ones of good feeling; they're ties of kinship.
D
Democracy is the standard by which governments are measured.
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One purpose of President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University was to

A
inform listeners about well-known Russian writers.
B
inform listeners about the importance of American history.
C
persuade listeners to vote President Reagan into office.
D
persuade listeners to embrace democratic freedoms.
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Select 3 options.The underlined words in this excerpt are

A
an example of procatalepsis.
B
an example of allusion.
C
used by Reagan to acknowledge an opposing view.
D
included by Reagan to discourage increased freedom.
E
followed by a counterargument proving Reagan’s point.
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Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University best substantiates his opinion that small businesses are moving the technological revolution?

A
One of the largest personal computer firms in the United States was started by two college students, no older than you, in the garage behind their home.
B
Like an athlete in competition or a scholar in pursuit of the truth, experience is the greatest teacher.
C
The explorers of the modern era are the entrepreneurs, men with vision, with the courage to take risks and faith enough to brave the unknown.
D
Some people, even in my own country, look at the riot of experiment that is the free market and see only waste. What of all the entrepreneurs that fail?

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