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This study guide will help you analyze Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” Speech held in 1987. In addition to help with your analysis, you can find a summary of the text and ideas for putting it in (…)

Ronald Reagan’s intention with his “Tear down this wall” speech is to convince the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall. Reagan uses logos to support his view that democracy is essential when it (…)

The speaker of the “Tear down this wall” speech is Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. Reagan delivers his speech in West Berlin, on June 12, 1987. Throughout his speech, Reagan re (…)

Ronald Reagan begins his “Tear down this wall” speech by addressing Helmut Kohl, then Chancellor of West Germany and Eberhard Diepgen, then Governing Mayor of West Berlin. Like this he acknowledges hi (…)

Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech, argues for the removal of the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall separated West Germany (and, essentially, the rest of Western Europe) from East Germany and the (…)

Here are the elements which will help you with your analysis of Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech. The rhetorical situation is that the speaker is Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the U (…)

In his “Tear down this wall” speech, Ronald Reagan makes several allusions and references meant to strengthen the impact of his message. For example, in the following sentence, Reagan refers to the su (…)

Ronald Reagan begins his “Tear down this wall” speech with a reference to Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech from 1963. He then reinforces the American presidents’ support for Berlin and their co (…)

Ronald Reagan uses a formal style of language in his “Tear down this wall” speech, which suits the political context of the time and the serious topic that he is addressing. When it comes to sentence (…)

Ronald Reagan uses all three main forms of appeal in his speech “Tear down this wall”, making his arguments sound more well-balanced and convincing. Reagan argues for the importance of tearing down th (…)