Which of the following is not a step in a ratiocination a. cross through “very,” “really,” and “a lot,” select a more specific adjective or adverb b. underline the first two words of each sentence c. rearrange paragraphs in chronological order d. examine your list of words.

The correct option is C. Rearrange paragraphs in chronologial order.

A suggestion for a ratiocination is to look at the paragraphs and determine the main idea in each one of them. This is done with the purpose of justifying their separation, as to control whenever a new paragraph is started. The chronologial rearranging of these however, is not a step.

As for the rest of the options:

A, D. These are steps to find bland words in the text, requiring to replace them with non-conventional, formal synonyms.

B. Normally, one of the steps would be to circle the first word of each sentence, but circling two might be an option in sentences where pronouns with contracted auxiliary verbs are used - such as I've, He's, It's.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)