In this excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech, he primarily uses an emotional appeal. He speaks to the feelings and sentiments associated with the city of Berlin and its people, emphasizing concepts like "fortitude," "defiant courage," and particularly "love—love both profound and abiding." This language is intended to evoke strong emotional responses from the audience, connecting them to the deeper significance of the city's experience and the presence of the wall.
Read the excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech.
Today the city thrives in spite of the challenges implicit in the very presence of this wall. What keeps you here? Certainly there's a great deal to be said for your fortitude, for your defiant courage. But I believe there's something deeper, something that involves Berlin's whole look and feel and way of life—not mere sentiment. . . . In a word, I would submit that what keeps you in Berlin is love—love both profound and abiding.
Which type of appeal does Reagan use in this part of the speech?
logical
ethical
emotional
rational
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