At first glance, the passage seems like an appeal to ethos because of the name dropping. However, if one looks at the question that follows the statement, you can clearly see that it is an appeal to logos. As it persuades the audience to use their logic to come up with the answer to the question.
<span>The U.S. economy maintains its powerhouse status through a combination of characteristics. </span><span>The United States remains mired in the ranks of the “mostly free,” the second-tier economic freedom <span>status.</span></span>
Synonyms: Verb. break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke.
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