Rhetoric and Structure in Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms Speech

Question 1

What is the main type of rhetorical appeal Roosevelt uses in this section of his speech?

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an appeal to emotion

Question 2

Question 2

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emotion

Question 3

Question 3

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fight for democracy or feel fear

Question 4

The phrase “a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time” supports an appeal to . The phrase “the crash of a bomb” supports an appeal to . The effect of using these two appeals together helps convince listeners that they must .

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reason; Selection 1: reason; Selection 2: emotion; Selection 3: fight for democracy or feel fear

Question 5

In this section of the speech, Roosevelt appeals to reason. What is the logical progression of the ideas he outlines here?

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The Axis powers have already taken over many democracies and are now a threat to democracy itself.

Question 6

How does the appeal to emotion in the first half of this passage make listeners feel? What does the effect of the appeal to reason in the second half of this passage make the listener believe? Used together, what do these two appeals help convince listeners?

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Selection 1: that they have power as individuals; Selection 2: Working together will lead to freedom.; Selection 3: Individual support for the war will lead to victory.

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