It could be argued that the overall purpose of John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech was "<span>to inform the nation and the world that the US is ready for war if necessary," since Kennedy wanted to project an image of power and confidence. </span>
The answer is reason.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that answer can be found
through reasoning. There were two types
of reasoning during that time. You have
rationalism that relies on deduction and Empiricism which deals with
experience. It took root due to the liberal atmosphere at the time.
B! Is the answer
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