I need help explaining why these persuasive language
“There is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we’re the greatest country in the world.”
“We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons, we passed and struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people.”
“We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and cultivated the world’s greatest artists and the world’s greatest economy.”
“We aspired to intelligence; we didn’t belittle it; it didn’t make us feel inferior.”
“The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.”
“We’re seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports.”
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