Rhetoric in Reagan's Address at Moscow State University

Question 1

Identify whether each statement from Reagan’s speech is a fact or an opinion. “But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom – freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.” “You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers.” “And that’s why it’s so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals working night and day to make their dreams come true.” “In our discussion today, we agreed on working up to several thousand exchanges a year from each country in the near future.”

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opinion; Selection 1: opinion; Selection 2: fact; Selection 3: opinion; Selection 4: fact

Question 2

“You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers.” [___]

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fact

Question 3

“And that’s why it’s so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals working night and day to make their dreams come true.”[___]

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opinion

Question 4

“In our discussion today, we agreed on working up to several thousand exchanges a year from each country in the near future.” [___]

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fact

Question 5

What is the main opinion Reagan gives in Passage A?[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the opinion about bureaucracies

Question 6

How does Reagan substantiate his opinion that democracy is a powerful force?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by giving examples of countries that have become democracies

Question 7

In the statement below, Reagan expresses the opinion that economic freedom is a powerful force. Which detail from his speech best substantiates this opinion?"We are seeing the power of economic freedom spreading around the world.”

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“Places such as the Republic of Korea, Singapore, [and] Taiwan have vaulted into the technological era, barely pausing in the industrial age along the way.”

Question 8

What is Reagan’s purpose in this section of his speech?

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to show students that people in America are from diverse backgrounds

Question 9

Identify whether each statement from Reagan’s speech is a fact or an opinion.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom – freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.”: opinion; “You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers.”: fact; “And that’s why it’s so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals working night and day to make their dreams come true.”: opinion; “In our discussion today, we agreed on working up to several thousand exchanges a year from each country in the near future.”: fact

Question 10

Identify whether each statement from Reagan’s speech is a fact or an opinion.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ opinion; “But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom – freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.”: opinion; “You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers.”: fact; “And that’s why it’s so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals working night and day to make their dreams come true.”: opinion; “In our discussion today, we agreed on working up to several thousand exchanges a year from each country in the near future.”: fact

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