Question

Read the excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech.

While we pursue these arms reductions, I pledge to you that we will maintain the capacity to deter Soviet aggression at any level at which it might occur. And in cooperation with many of our allies, the United States is pursuing the Strategic Defense Initiative—research to base deterrence not on the threat of offensive retaliation, but on defenses that truly defend; on systems, in short, that will not target populations, but shield them. By these means we seek to increase the safety of Europe and all the world.

Which type of appeal is used in this part of the speech?

A. an emotional appeal
B. an ethical appeal
C. an expert appeal
D. a logical appeal

Answer 1

B is the correct answer

Answer 2

ANSWER:  

The type of appeal which is used in this part of the speech is ‘Emotional appeal’.  

EXPLANATION:

   The type of appeal used in the speech is identified as emotional appeal as the speech is using the word ‘we’ instead of ‘I’ which is trying to identify a group of people or countries instead of an individual or a country. ‘We’ is used so that people can connect to it emotionally.

   He includes an expert appeal in the middle where he uses technical words to give people a sense of security so that they feel how the government is trying to deal with the situation.