Read this passage from "Four Freedoms Speech" by Franklin D. Roosevelt. To change a whole nation from a basis of peacetime production of implements of peace to a basis of wartime production of implements of war is no small task. And the greatest difficulty comes at the beginning of the program, when new tools, new plant facilities, new assembly lines, and new ship ways must first be constructed before the actual materiel begins to flow steadily and speedily from them.

How does Roosevelt’s use of rhetoric in this excerpt advance his viewpoint?

By using parallel structure, Roosevelt emphasizes the challenge the country faces in transitioning from peacetime to wartime.

By using hyperbole, Roosevelt paints an excessively difficult picture of what the country will need to do to face off against dictators.

By using allusion, Roosevelt encourages his audience to consider other challenges the country has faced and overcome.

By using compare and contrast strategies, Roosevelt describes the national mood now versus what he wants it be in the future.