Question

read the passage from ronald reagans tear down this wall speech. in the 1950s, khrushchev predicted we will bury you. but in the west today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well - being unprecedented in all human history. in the communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind—too little food. even today, the soviet union still cannot feed itself. after these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion: freedom leads to prosperity. freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. freedom is the victor. and now the soviets themselves may, in a limited way, be coming to understand the importance of freedom. we hear much from moscow about a new policy of reform and openness. some political prisoners have been released. certain foreign news broadcasts are no longer being jammed. some economic enterprises have been permitted to operate with greater freedom from state control. are these the beginnings of profound changes in the soviet state? or are they token gestures, intended to raise false hopes in the west? we welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. what type of rhetorical device does reagan use when referring to freedom in this passage? emotional appeal, exclusive language, repetition, inclusive language

Explanation:

Reagan emphasizes freedom multiple times in the passage, such as when he talks about the hope of freedom for all mankind, and contrasts the free - world's achievements with what he perceives as the Soviet state's limitations. This repetition is used to drive home the importance of freedom and to rally support for the cause of freedom and peace.

Answer:

repetition