Read the following student perspective and then choose your answer. campbell claims that up-to-date information about elected officials and political events was not accessible to the american people before the advent of television. he concludes that the widespread distribution of televisions throughout the nation served to increase interest and awareness in american political life. he fails to consider, however, that just because numerous news outlets are available does not mean that americans are interested or are actually watching. it is more likely that they are tuned into sitcoms, cartoons, and reality shows. which approach is the student taking to the argument essay? (5 points) the student is defending the author's claim. the student is challenging the author's claim. the student is qualifying the author's claim. the student's perspective is unclear.

A: The correct answer would be based on the the student challenging the author’s claim.

The reason why is that the student refers to what the author claims and concludes, but then the student gives their perspective by writing “he fails to consider…”

The phrase “he fails to consider…” suggests that the student is challenging the author by not agreeing with the claims and conclusion.

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)