We may now ask ourselves: in what way has our position
worsened since the beginning of the war? it has worsened
by the fact that the germans have conquered a large part
of the coast line of western europe, and many small
countries have been overrun by them. if invasion has
become more imminent, as no doubt it has, we, being
relieved from the task of maintaining a large army in
france, have far larger and more efficient forces to meet it.
which statement best explains one way that the structure of this excerpt is
effective?