I am writing and essay about corrupt language and my claim is "Ronald Reagan uses corrupt language in his speech, Tear Down This Wall to convince the people of Berlin that communism is bad." What would my counterclaim be?

Answer 1

How are you defining "corrupt language"?

What examples of corrupt language have you found in Reagan's speech?

Answer 2

He uses logical fallacies such as slippery slope to show what freedom can lead to. He also uses argument from motives to show what communism can lead to.

Answer 3

Thanks.

For your counterclaim, could you point out the parts of the speech that are not corrupt?