Question

"FDR 1941 State of the Union Address"
by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Our national policy is this:

First, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to all-inclusive national defense.

Second, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to full support of all those resolute peoples, everywhere, who are resisting aggression and are thereby keeping war away from our Hemisphere. By this support, we express our determination that the democratic cause shall prevail; and we strengthen the defense and the security of our own nation.

Third, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to the proposition that principles of morality and considerations for our own security will never permit us to acquiesce in a peace dictated by aggressors and sponsored by appeasers. We know that enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom.



Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941 State of the Union Address, "The Four Freedoms"

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Why does President Roosevelt use repetition to summarize the national policy?

(1 point)
Responses

to divide the audience along political party lines
to divide the audience along political party lines

to unify the audience behind a common cause
to unify the audience behind a common cause

to make a logical appeal to listeners
to make a logical appeal to listeners

to make an emotional appeal to listeners
to make an emotional appeal to listeners

Answer 1

to unify the audience behind a common cause

Repetition emphasizes unity and nonpartisanship, reinforcing a shared commitment to national defense and support for those resisting aggression.