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Ronald Reagan's "A Time For Choosing"

By: Jake White

Word Choice/Repetition

"You and I..." (Reagan 14-15).

Purpose

"Belief in [...] self-governance or [...] [small] [group] in [...] far-distant capitol" (Reagan 3).

Logos

"We haven't balanced our budget 28 out of [...] 34 years." (Reagan 1).

Speaker

Ethos

Occasion

"[I] [haven't] been provided with a script [so] I'm choos[ing] my own words." (Reagan 1).

Tone

"We take pride in presenting a[n] [...] address by Ronald Reagan. (Reagan 1).

"Goldwater [believes] [we] [...] have the right [...] to make [...] [our] [own] decisions." (Reagan 15).

Audience

"Barry Goldwater thinks[,] we [the] [people][,] can." (Reagan 8).

"I believe that the issues confronting us cross party lines." (Reagan 1).

Conclusion

Pathos

Believing in individual freedom over government control sparked Reagan's political career.

Works Cited

"Should peace be maintained [...] [if] [you] approach the [...] [dead] husband['s] wife." (Reagan 2).

""A Time for Choosing": Ronald Reagan Enters the Political Stage." The Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 May 2016.

Fund, John. "Reagan's Famous Speech Turns 50 Today: What 'A Time for Choosing' Meant." National Review Online. N.p., 27 Oct. 2014. Web. 16 May 2016.

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