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Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University best substantiates his opinion that small businesses are moving the technological revolution?

A
One of the largest personal computer firms in the United States was started by two college students, no older than you, in the garage behind their home.
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Like an athlete in competition or a scholar in pursuit of the truth, experience is the greatest teacher.
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The explorers of the modern era are the entrepreneurs, men with vision, with the courage to take risks and faith enough to brave the unknown.
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Some people, even in my own country, look at the riot of experiment that is the free market and see only waste. What of all the entrepreneurs that fail?
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Both Americans and Soviet citizens listened to President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University. Which best describes the different purposes of the speech for American and Soviet audiences?

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Reagan’s purpose was to discourage Americans from making political changes and to remind Soviets of their freedoms.
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Reagan’s purpose was to remind Americans of their freedoms and to encourage Soviets to allow more individual freedom.
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Reagan’s purpose was to discourage both Americans and Soviets from making political changes.
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Reagan’s purpose was to remind both Americans and Soviets of their freedoms.
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inform
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persuade
C
entertain
D
educate
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Read the excerpt from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom—freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.

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Repetition is used to emphasize the importance of freedom.
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Repetition is used to argue that progress is inevitable.
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Allusion is used to emphasize the importance of freedom.
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Allusion is used to argue that progress is inevitable.
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Making a bandwagon appeal in a persuasive speech is an example of using

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substantiated opinion.
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unsubstantiated opinion.
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an either/or argument.
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proven fact.
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The audience for President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University included young college students. This is important because one of the purposes of the speech was to

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encourage new ideas, and young people are less likely to accept new ideas.
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encourage new ideas, and young people are more likely to accept new ideas.
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entertain listeners with stories of America, and young people enjoy stories.
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entertain listeners with stories of America, and young people like America.
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best

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personal opinions.
i
individual thoughts.
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expert opinions.
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common beliefs.
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best

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One of the largest personal computer firms in the United States was started by two college students, no older than you, in the garage behind their home.
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Like an athlete in competition or a scholar in pursuit of the truth, experience is the greatest teacher.
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The explorers of the modern era are the entrepreneurs, men with vision, with the courage to take risks and faith enough to brave the unknown.
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Some people, even in my own country, look at the riot of experiment that is the free market and see only waste. What of all the entrepreneurs that fail?
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Read the line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.Go into any schoolroom, and there you will see children being taught . . . certain unalienable rights—among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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to entertain readers with a story about children
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to inform readers about American schools
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to instruct readers in educational techniques
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to persuade listeners of the importance of freedom

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