Question

How does Reagan use contrast

to make his point in the
highlighted text from Sec. 7 of
"A Time for Choosing"?
A. Reagan contrasts a belief in government
WITH a belief in civil liberties.
B. Reagan contrasts the old British
government WITH the new American
government.
C. Reagan contrasts self-government WITH
government control by a "little intellectual
elite."
D. Reagan contrasts the American
Revolution WITH World War I.

Answer 1

The highlighted text from Sec. 7 of "A Time for Choosing" where Reagan uses contrast to make his point is: "This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves."

The answer is C. Reagan contrasts self-government WITH government control by a "little intellectual elite."