In his 2011 state of the union address, president barack obama said: "to attract new businesses to our shores, we need the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information—from high-speed rail to high-speed internet. our infrastructure used to be the best, but our lead has slipped. the jobs created by the transcontinental railroad & the interstate highway system didn't just come from laying down track or pavement. they came from businesses that opened near a town's new train station or the new off-ramp. we've begun rebuilding for the 21st century. and tonight, i'm proposing that we redouble those efforts. we'll put more americans to work repairing crumbling roads and bridges. within 25 years, our goal is to give 80% of americans access to high-speed rail. within the next five years, we'll make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high-speed wireless coverage to 98% of all americans. this isn't just about faster internet or fewer dropped calls. it's about connecting every part of america to the digital age." analyze the types of appeal used in president obama's statement. use your findings and examples from the text to explain whether this is an argument or persuasion. answer in a minimum of three complete sentences.

This is Persuasive reasoning.

It persuades by appealing to the audience’s emotion or by relying on the character or credentials of the writer – less on the merits of his or her reasons and evidence. Emotion-based.  

"The jobs created by the transcontinental railroad & the Interstate Highway System didn't just come from laying down track or pavement. They came from businesses that opened near a town's new train station or the new off-ramp. We've begun rebuilding for the 21st century.  And tonight, I'm proposing that we redouble those efforts.  "

He gives example to convince, or persuade the audience to accept his proposal.

the character has felt many emotions that are mainly focusing on negative emotions.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.