Question

This text is from a speech delivered by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953, which is often known as his “Chance for Peace” speech. What is the purpose of the use of repetition in this excerpt?

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Responses

to illustrate the importance of investing in necessary infrastructure
to illustrate the importance of investing in necessary infrastructure

to convince his audience to demand an end to the Cold War
to convince his audience to demand an end to the Cold War

to stress the real cost of preparing for war to his audience
to stress the real cost of preparing for war to his audience

to show how easy it would really be to settle their hostilities
to show how easy it would really be to settle their hostilities
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Answer 1

to stress the real cost of preparing for war to his audience

Repetition of phrases like "every gun... every warship... every rocket..." emphasizes the cumulative human and economic cost of armament.