Question

read the excerpt from president ronald reagans 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? reagan uses allusion to remind his audiences of russian authors whose writings support his argument. reagan uses a bandwagon appeal as he persuades his audience that great literature is popular worldwide. procatalepsis is used by reagan as he counters arguments his audience may have against freedom. repetition is used by reagan to convince his audience to read the works of classic russian writers.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: Reagan mentions Dostoyevsky, Kandinsky, Scriabin, and Alisher Navoi (allusion—referencing well - known figures) to connect with the Russian audience by highlighting their own cultural figures' association with truth, imagination, beauty, etc., which supports his argument about the greatness of their land's heart and soul.
2. Analyze Option 2: A bandwagon appeal is about persuading people to do something because others are doing it. There's no such appeal here about great literature being popular worldwide.
3. Analyze Option 3: Procatalepsis is addressing potential counter - arguments, but here Reagan is not countering arguments against freedom; he's talking about the cultural greatness of Russia.
4. Analyze Option 4: There's no repetition to convince the audience to read classic Russian writers; the focus is on the cultural greatness of Russia.

Answer:

The correct statement is: Reagan uses allusion to remind his audiences of Russian authors whose writings support his argument.