Which persuasive technique is used in this passage? Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive
extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of
yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of
the United States have already formed their opinions and
well understand the implications to the very life and
safety of our Nation.
-Address to Congress requesting a declaration
of war with Japan,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which phrase from the passage indicates this
technique?
How would an audience most likely react to this
technique?

Read the passage first of all if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that[it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norway gazed down upon the world from it’s summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

This passage from chapter 4 of story of my life is an example of which story of plot

Which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt?