The speaker is using a slippery slope argument by claiming that the continued existence of the Berlin Wall will lead to a loss of freedom around the globe. This suggests that allowing the wall to remain stands not only affects Germany but also has broader implications for the freedom of all mankind.
"Reagan speech from the Brandenburg Gate"
by Ronald Reagan
President von Weizsacker has said: “The German question is open as long as the Brandenburg Gate is closed.” Today I say: As long as this gate is closed, as long as this scar of a wall is permitted to stand, it is not the German question alone that remains open, but the question of freedom for all mankind. Yet I do not come here to lament. For I find in Berlin a message of hope, even in the shadow of this wall, a message of triumph.
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In this passage, how is the speaker using a slippery slope argument?
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by implying that messages of hope and triumph eventually become more sinister in meaning
by implying that messages of hope and triumph eventually become more sinister in meaning
by explaining that a wall may seem innocent in nature but will soon become taller and more restrictive
by explaining that a wall may seem innocent in nature but will soon become taller and more restrictive
by arguing that President von Weizsacker has plans to threaten areas outside of Germany
by arguing that President von Weizsacker has plans to threaten areas outside of Germany
by claiming that the continued existence of the Berlin Wall will lead to a loss of freedom around the globe
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