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Rhetoric in Reagan's Address at Moscow State University Answers

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Read the line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.Go into any schoolroom, and there you will see children being taught . . . certain unalienable rights—among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

A
to entertain readers with a story about children
B
to inform readers about American schools
C
to instruct readers in educational techniques
D
to persuade listeners of the importance of freedom
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A substantiated opinion is best supported by

A
personal opinions.
B
individual thoughts.
C
expert opinions.
D
common beliefs.
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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.
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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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A
inform
B
persuade
C
entertain
D
educate
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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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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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