Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s "Four Freedoms" speech. A part of the sacrifice means the payment of more money in taxes. In my Budget Message I shall recommend that a greater portion of this great defense program be paid for from taxation than we are paying today. No person should try, or be allowed, to get rich out of this program; and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation.

The underlined portion of this excerpt serves as the [ ] for this section of Roosevelt’s argument.

Answer choices:

a. claim

b. evidence

c. rebuttal

d. conclusion

THE ANSWER IS A. CLAIM

The underlined portion is part of the sacrifice means the payment of more money in taxes.

The underlined portion of the excerpt serves as the CLAIM for this section of Roosevelt's argument.

Explanation:

President Franklin Theodore Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech was made in an effort to let the American public aware of the sacrifice which they would have to endure by payment of more money in taxes so as to fund the defense budget which would in turn make the country much more secure.

President Roosevelt made the claim for his argument based on his statement that there will be an increase in tax to fund the defense program and letting the people know that it is a sacrifice that is worth it in the long run.

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explanation:

second person

explanation:

note the heavy uses of "you", "your", as well as "he".

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