Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in Presidential Speeches — Quiz
Question 11 • English Language Arts 10
Read the excerpt from Franklin Roosevelt’s request for a declaration of war. Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. What is the impact of the loaded language in this paragraph?
Answer
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It sets up a contrast between the past and the future.