Read the following excerpt from a speech by Governor Ronald Reagan in support of Barry Goldwater's nomination for president in 1964:
So they're going to solve all the problems of human misery
through government and government planning. Well, now,
if government planning and welfare had the answer – and
they've had almost 30 years of it - shouldn't we expect
government to read the score to us once in a while?
Shouldn't they be telling us about the decline each year in
the number of people needing help? The reduction in the
need for public housing?
Why did Reagan most likely include this paragraph in his speech?
O A. To note an inconsistency in the rhetoric of his opponents
OB. To reassure the audience that his motives are good
C. To celebrate a humorous moment he has observed
O D. To lay out challenges he feels government can help solve