Question

in the last 19 months, the jobless rate has
en farther and faster than any recovery in
e last 30 years. we’ve seen the creation of 6
2 million new jobs. the united states has
eated, on average, more jobs each month than
ll the common market countries combined in
he last 10 years. the europeans are calling our
uccess the american miracle.

a case in point is the automobile industry.
unemployment peaked at 28 percent in 1980. by
this july, auto industry unemployment was down
to 6.1 percent, and there were 153,000 more
people at work in auto industry jobs than 4 years
ago. . . .

1 we must also meet the challenge of pushing
back our newest frontiers of science, high
technology, and space. it’s been estimated that
high technology industries create jobs eight
times as fast as low technology industries. just
as important, the knowledge we gain from the
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in passage 2, how does reagan use appeals to logic to suppo
argument?

a by using figures and statistics that

• by contrasting his proposals with less successful program

c by establishing his own authority to speak on his chosen s

© by citing expert opinions that agree with the points he is m

Explanation:

The passage uses specific numbers like "6.2 million new jobs", "28 percent" (unemployment in 1980), "6.1 percent" (auto - industry unemployment in July), and "153,000 more people" to support the argument. These are figures and statistics.

Answer:

A. by using figures and statistics that support his argument