Problem
I. What is Reagan trying to persuade his audience to believe? Use the text to justify your answer.
II. Do you think Reagan's speech effectively uses rhetoric to accomplish the goal you described in your last answer? Give example of particularly effective or ineffective rhetoric.
III. Who does Reagan want to avoid criticizing, and why? What makes you think that?
IV. Why do you think Reagan uses quotations from Soviet figures?
V. Find three places in the speech where Reagan seems to be leaving something out, and for each instance:
i. Describe what's been left out.
ii. Identify if it's a case of oversimplification or subtlety.