Question

Freedom, it has been said, makes people selfish and materialistic, but Americans are one of the most religious peoples on Earth. Because they know that liberty, just as life itself, is not earned but a gift from God, they seek to share that gift with the world. "Reason and experience," said George Washington in his farewell address, "both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. And it is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government."

Select 3 options.
The underlined words in this excerpt are

an example of procatalepsis.
an example of allusion.
used by Reagan to acknowledge an opposing view.
included by Reagan to discourage increased freedom.
followed by a counterargument proving Reagan’s point.

Answer 1

Selections: an example of procatalepsis; an example of allusion; used by Reagan to acknowledge an opposing view.

Brief justification:
- Procatalepsis: Reagan raises a common objection ("Freedom...makes people selfish and materialistic") and then immediately answers it.
- Allusion: He quotes/references George Washington, invoking a well-known historical authority.
- Used to acknowledge an opposing view: The phrase "it has been said" explicitly concedes the opposing claim before rebutting it.