Read the excerpt from roosevelt's executive order no. 9066. whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities as defined in section 4, act of april 20, 1918, 40 stat. 533, as amended by the act of november 30, 1940, 54 stat. 1220, and the act of august 21, 1941, 55 stat. 655 (u. s.c., title 50, sec. 104). which term best describes the tone of the paragraph? formal playful indifferent intimate

The term "formal" best describes the tone of the paragraph as the excerpt is an executive order. These government documents are usually formal in nature as they contain law terms. In this excerpt, there are some words which help us identify its formality: "Whereas," "prosecution," "Act of," "Stat.," "as amended by." These are formal terms used in the field of law.

The tone of the paragraph can be described as a formal tone.

A formal writing tone can be regarded as the one used in  academic or professional contexts.

This tone can be seen as being thorough and direct that is why in the paragraph , we see Roosevelt giving an Executive Order which direct message.

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repetition is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

the answer is a.

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