Barack Obama's 2009 Inaugural Address True or False
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Which type of rhetoric does Barack Obama use the most in the 2009 inaugural address? -> Pathos
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Consider the following quote: "Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened [...]. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many—and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet" (5.2-5). Which rhetorical device repeats the same word at the beginning of successive sentences like this? -> Straw man
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"But in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things" (7.4). What does Obama mean by the word "Scripture"? -> The Bible
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Which of the following was an Obama campaign slogan during the 2008 election? -> "Yes we can"
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5.
Barack Obama was the first president to mention which religious group in his inaugural address? -> Christians
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