Read the excerpt from "Ads: Why We Buy What We Buy," and observe the boldfaced evidence to support the main argument. Between ages 15 and 25, he notes, we are particularly eager to spend our money, on everything from just the right haircut to just the right jeans, because boys want to impress girls and vice versa. It is, says Twitchell, much like male birds showing off their brightly colored feathers to females.

The main argument is that advertisers understand what motivates people to shop.

Which answer best uses the evidence to evaluate the main argument?

The argument is ineffective; the evidence shows it's only possible to predict the behaviors of animals.

The argument is ineffective; the evidence refers to background knowledge that may not be widely known.

The argument is effective; the evidence points out that advertisers study animals to understand people.

The argument is effective; the evidence shows that humans buy things to draw attention to themselves.

The argument is effective; the evidence shows that humans buy things to draw attention to themselves.

Explanation:

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)

the correct answer is b. a comparison without the use of like or as. hope this