Hello Everybody. This Labor Day weekend, we don't just celebrate the end of summer. We
also honor the hardworking men and women who have made this country what it is. And, the American
labor movement that has fought tirelessly to improve their wages, benefits, and working conditions.
America was built by its laborers, but today our workers are struggling just to get by, in an economy that
no longer works for them. That's why we can't afford four more years of the failed George Bush
economic policies. Policies that Senator McCain has proudly embraced and promises to continue.
It's time we had a President who will stand up for working men and women, by building an
economy that rewards not just wealth, but work, and the workers who created it. It's time you had a
partner in the White House, who knows that the struggles facing working families can't be solved by
spending billions of dollars on more tax breaks for big corporations and wealthy CEOs. And, that
hardworking families need immediate relief.
That's why, as President, I'll end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas and give them
to companies that create good-paying jobs, here at home. And, while Senator McCain is proposing S4
billion in new tax breaks for oil companies that are making record profits, I'll put $1000 tax cut into the
pockets of 95% of workers and their families.
It's time you had a President who honors organized labor, who's walked on picket lines, who
doesn't choke on the word "union," who lets our unions do what they do best and organize our workers,
and who will finally make the "Employee Free Choice Act" the law of the land. That is the choice in
this election. We can choose to remain on the path that has abandoned workers and gotten our economy
in so much trouble. Or we can re-claim the idea that in America, opportunity is open to anyone who is
willing to work for it.
I've spent my entire career fighting for working men and women. And so has my running mate,
Joe Biden - a man whose heart and values are rooted firmly in the middle class. With him by my side 1
am confident that we can take this country in a new direction, and restore that fair shot at your dreams
that is the core of what Joe Biden and I stand for, and what America stands for, as a nation.
EXPLAIN WHAT YOU LEARNED
1. Underline the most important information in each paragraph.
2. Write a short summary that tells what the passage explains. Include only the most important
information
Start your summary this way:
The main idea of the passage is
Here is information that helps you understand that idea.
What is the main idea

the italian poet francesco petrarch did! (:

formal arguments

in written, formal arguments, the best way to build credibility with readers is to provide them with evidence. no matter what your argument might be and which side you agree with, citing strong evidence to back up your claim leaves the opposition with little to argue.

emotional appeal is often used in oral arguments. written arguments, however, rely on four main types of evidence. as you read further, you will see that some types are more credible than others and "hold more water" so to speak.

statistical evidence

the strongest type of evidence in formal writing is statistical evidence. this ranges from true, hard data presented as a percentage or number, to survey-type data. for example, statistical evidence could be:

4 out of 5 experts claim

85% of women in the united

7 members were present

statistical evidence can be proven as fact. you can actually go out and find hard information to prove your particular claim.

testimonial evidence

the use of celebrities as credibility evidence can be considered testimonial in nature. many people look up to celebrities as role models in their lives. good or bad, when a person chooses a life-path that takes them into public light, there will be many others out there who want to emulate the celebrity. these celebrity endorsements provide the second-strongest type of evidence found in formal arguments.

testimonial evidence can also be collected from experts and authorities in a given field. doctors, dentists, lawyers often provide expert testimonials. their authority is not often questions. they are expected to "know their stuff."

anecdotal evidence

when storytelling is involved as evidence, anecdotal evidence is being used. due to its less objective nature, anecdotal evidence is not extremely strong. when coupled with statistical or testimonial evidence, anecdotal evidence can be highly effective in determining credibility or proof.

storytelling, although based on fact, can include quite a bit of opinion, thus making it less objective. usually, eyewitnesses are used as providers of anecdotal evidence. they saw or experienced the phenomenon at hand are telling their version or side of the story.

analogical evidence

when information is scarce about something and little is known, analogical evidence is often used in a formal argument to increase credibility of the proof. if the phenomenon in question is new and little is known about it, analogical evidence that pulls in known factors about a similar phenomenon to show parallels can be an effective way to provide proof.

due to limited knowledge about the phenomenon, in this situation, analogical evidence can be regarded as the weakest type of evidence used in formal arguments. one can only imagine and hope that the comparison-phenomenon is close enough that the results can be applied to the new phenomenon.

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all that really matters in a formal argument is whether or not the writer has credible evidence to back up what they want to say or what they are thinking. so often, we hear people say, "prove it! " to one another.

one last little formal arguments not only provide credible evidence to support claims, don't forget that acknowledgment of the opposing point of view in an argument also strengthens the entire product.

the answer would be c   i believe thats the most reasonable answer