How would the meaning of this sentence from Roosevelt's radio address change if the author had used problem instead of disaster.
"Yet I would not have you think for a single minute that there is permanent disaster in these drought regions, or that the picture I saw meant depopulating these areas."
1.The word disaster is an appeal to logic. Problem is an appeal to emotion.
2.The word disaster causes fear in listeners. Problem would do the same.
3.The word disaster makes the drought seem manageable. Problem does not.
4.The word disaster emphasizes the situation. Problem would minimize it.