Read this quote from stalin's speech: "men of the red army are displaying unexampled valor. are resistance to the enemy is growing in strength and power. side-by-side with the red army the entire soviet people is rising in defense of our native land."

what rhetorical tactic is stalin using?

a. defending the leader's choices b. demonizing the enemy c. raising people's spirit d. glossing over the negative

C. raising people's spirit

Explanation:

In the given quote Stalin making the use of rhetorical tactic. The rhetorical tactic which he uses is the raising of the people’s spirit. He is motivating the people by saying that even the Soviet is with the people and their will be full resistance to the enemies. He is making the speech in the defence of his own land. The strength and the power of the people is also recognised.

A). Defending the leaders' choices.

Explanation:

Rhetorical tactics/strategies are primarily employed to emphasize a specific idea or convey a particular idea, message, or meaning with an aim to persuade and convince the audience and elicit the desired response, feeling, or emotion from them.

In the given quote, the rhetorical tactic that has been employed here would be 'defending the leaders' choices' as reflected by the phrase 'their resistance is accomplishing in strength and valor to the enemy'. The chief aim of this rhetorical tactic is to convince the audience and make them believe that the choice made by the leaders' to resist or defend against the enemy is justified and people are encouraging and supporting these efforts('Soviet people is rising in defense'. Therefore, option A is the correct answer

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)