Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this speech.

Which text from Reagan’s Speech, “Remarks on East-West Relations at Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin,” is an example of fallacious reasoning


"At the talks in Geneva, we have also proposed deep cuts in strategic offensive weapons. And the Western allies have likewise made far-reaching proposals to reduce the danger of conventional war and to place a total ban on chemical weapons."

"Beginning 10 years ago, the Soviets challenged the Western alliance with a grave new threat, hundreds of new and more deadly SS-20 nuclear missiles capable of striking every capital in Europe."

"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."

Answer 1

The answer to your question is (D)

Answer 2

In Ronald Reagan's Speech, "Remarks on East-West Relations at Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin," an example of fallacious reasoning is "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." This statement is an example of fallacious reasoning which is also used in propaganda.