1.05: Speaker's Argument
In Reagan's "Remarks on East-West Relations at Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin," he argues that communism is a direct threat to democracy, and thus prosperity .

Which selection from the speech is relevant and sufficient in supporting this claim?

A. "From Devastation, from utter ruin, you Berliners have, in freedom, rebuilt a city that once again ranks as one of the greatest on earth. The Soviets may have had other plans."

B. "But in the west today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history."

C. "Beginning 10 years ago, the Soviets challenged the Western alliance with a grave new threat. hundreds of new and more deadly SS-20 nuclear missiles capable of striking every capital in Europe."

D. "And I invite those who protested---I invite those who protest today---to mark this fact: Because we remained strong, the soviets came back to the table."

in which scenario might one be asked to take minute meetings?

answer: b. a student attending an orientation

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)