Question

Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election. And many Americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled and sometimes even oppressed by government that has grown too large, too bureaucratic, too wasteful, too unresponsive, too uncaring about people and their problems. Which statement best describes the rhetorical technique used in this excerpt? He appeals to logos by referring to two hundred years ago. He uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too. He appeals to ethos by showing he cares about Americans. He employs understatement by saying that "many" feel burdened.

Answer 1

B.  He uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too. This is the correct option. He criticizes the role of the previous Democrats' state: too  large, too bureaucratic, too wasteful".

A- He does not use any logical argument.

C-He does not mention any political achievement of his.

D- He does not underestimate the Americans' emotions.

Answer 2

The answer is B: He uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too. You can answer this through process of elimination so here are the reasons why the other ones are incorrect.

• For option A there is no logical arguments presented in this passage to prove this is correct.
• No mention of his political achievements in option B.
• His takes into account how the American people feel about this issue in option C.