In this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, you know?" the speaker alters the syntax of his statement for what purpose? "I have nothing personally invested in my own opinions, okay?
I'm just inviting you to join me in my uncertainty?
What has happened to our conviction?"

a. The speaker is not inarticulate, as he pretends to be, and now he offers evidence of his ability to speak with conviction.
b. The speaker is not convicted about this unconventional manner of speaking, and he sees no reason to continue with speaking this way.
c. The speaker does not have a strong command of the language, and he does not know how to use punctuation.
d. The speaker cannot appear uncool to his audience, and he tries to quickly redeem himself.

I think it is b. The speaker is not convicted about this unconventional manner of speaking, and he sees no reason to continue with speaking this way.

Explanation:

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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)