read the excerpt from president ronald reagans address at moscow state university. but i hope you know i go…
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
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Brief Explanations:
- Allusion: Reagan refers to Russian authors like Dostoyevsky, Kandinsky, Scriabin, and Alisher Navoi. Allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference, direct or indirect, to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance. By mentioning these well - known cultural figures from Russia, he is using allusion to support his argument about the "true greatness of the heart and soul of [the Russian] land".
- Bandwagon appeal: A bandwagon appeal tries to persuade people to do something because "everyone else is doing it". There is no indication in the text that Reagan is using this technique. He is not talking about popularity in a "join - the - crowd" sense for literature.
- Procatalepsis: Procatalepsis is when an author anticipates and answers an objection. There is no evidence in the text that Reagan is countering arguments against freedom.
- Repetition: Repetition is the repeated use of a word, phrase, or idea. There is no such repeated element in the text aimed at convincing the audience to read classic Russian writers.
Answer:
Reagan uses allusion to remind his audiences of Russian authors whose writings support his argument.