The passage below contains examples of which of the following?

as the smell in the room grew unbearable, i knew that someone had a
problem with passing wind.

o a euphemism
o b. doublespeak
o c. inflated language
o d. all of the above

D. All of the above

Explanation:

Euphemism:

It is a technique in which author/speaker uses mild, polite or less harsh words to express something which is impolite, harsh or unpleasant. e.g He passed away, instead of saying he died (uses less harsh words).

Author has used "problem with passing wind" which is a polite way to talk about this particular problem (gas problem).

Doublespeak:

It is deliberate use of obscure words used to distort, disguise, or reverse the meaning of words. Doublespeak may also take the form of euphemism. In such case the main purpose of using doublespeak is to make the truth sound less harsh, or polite.

Author's use of "someone" and "problem wit passing wind" is to obscure and disguise his/her unpleasant experience.

Inflated Language:

In this technique, author speaker uses indirect language, mostly using doublespeak, and use words or terms which may apparently seem confusing in expressing the concept/meaning. Like doublespeak, one of the purposes of using inflated language is euphemizing the harsh truth or something impolite.

By using "problem with passing wind" the narrator is using indirect language which apparently seem confusing and use doublespeak to tell an unpleasant fact/problem in a polite way.

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)