Question

We are seeing the power of economic freedom spreading around the world. Places such as the Republic of Korea, Singapore, [and] Taiwan have vaulted into the technological era, barely pausing in the industrial age along the way. Low-tax agricultural policies in the subcontinent mean that in some years India is now a net exporter of food.

–Address at Moscow State University
Ronald Reagan

Which phrase in the passage signals that Reagan is using a bandwagon appeal in this part of his speech?

“power of economic freedom”
“spreading around the world”
“barely pausing in the industrial age”
“now a net exporter”

Answer 1

“spreading around the world”

This phrase implies many places are adopting economic freedom, appealing to the idea that “everyone is doing it” (the essence of a bandwagon argument).