Discuss Whether the Vagueness of the Following Passage Is Appropriate

question 58

Essay

Discuss whether the vagueness of the following passage is appropriate to the context that is stated or implied. Pay particular attention to the underlined expressions.
"I believe the worth of any economic policy must be measured by the strength of its commitment to American families, the bedrock of our society. There is no instrument of hard work, savings, and job creation as effective as the family. There is no cultural institution as ennobling as family life, and there is no superior-indeed, no equal-means to rear the young, protect the weak, or attend the elderly-none. Yet past government policies betrayed families and family values. They permitted inflation to push families relentlessly into higher and higher tax brackets. And not only did the personal exemption fail to keep pace with inflation, in real dollars its actual value dropped dramatically over the last thirty years."
-Radio address given by Ronald Reagan in December 1985

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Definitions:

Arguments

A series of statements or reasons made to persuade others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

Rational Support

Justification or backing based on reason, logic, or facts.

Critical Thinking

A disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information.

Declarative Sentence

A sentence that makes a statement or expresses an opinion.