Read the paragraph from John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address.

To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided there is little we can do—for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.

To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free, we pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny. We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom—and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.

To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required—not because the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

Which statement best explains how Kennedy uses a rhetorical technique to support his message?

He uses a logical appeal to explain why the United States will promote democracy worldwide.
He uses parallelism to reach out to different countries around the world.
He uses repetition to emphasize change on the horizon for people who are struggling.
He uses a false dilemma to contrast the worldwide impact of democracy and communism.

In this excerpt from inaugural address, John F. Kennedy is first addressing Europe as old allies and where the United States originated from in the sense that the first settlers were from England. We need to remain allies to be successful. The other states in the second paragraph are those former colonies in Africa for example that were recently gaining independence. Kennedy is speaking against their falling under Soviet influence. In the third paragraph he is promising to help alleviate world poverty and misery. He is using repetition in the first line of each paragraph as a literary device: To those old allies; to those new states; and to those people in the huts and villages of half the globe." He is repeating the same words or phrases to make an idea clearer and more memorable. It could also be considered parallelism because he is making structured use of repetition. Parallelism is using identical or equivalent constructions to express the same sentiment in corresponding phrases of a speech.