Read the excerpt from president ronald reagan’s speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election. and many americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled and sometimes even oppressed by government that has grown too large, too bureaucratic, too wasteful, too unresponsive, too uncaring about people and their problems. which statement best describes the rhetorical technique used in this excerpt? a. he appeals to logos by referring to two hundred years ago. b. he uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too. c. he appeals to ethos by showing he cares about americans. d. he employs understatement by saying that “many” feel burdened.

B. He uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too.

Explanation: Parallelism consists on using words or phrases with a gramatical balance in order to highlight an idea for the reader/listener. Even though he uses other rhetorical techniques, parallelism is the most emphatic one given that it is the most compelling in that exact exerpt due to its extension and repeatability. Is the one on which he emphasizes the most.

B.He uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too. This is the correct option. He criticises the role of the previous Democrats' state: too large, too burocratic, too wasteful".

A- He does not use any logical argument.

C-He does not mention any political achievement of his.

D- He does not understimate the Americans' emotions.

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