For a first-year writing course, which of the following outcomes, as defined by the National Council of Writing Program
Administrators (WPA), relates to a knowledge of rhetoric?

- Read and write texts in a number of different genres, and understand how your purpose may influence your writing.

Explanation:

National Council of WPA(Writing Program Administrators) defined rhetorical knowledge as the ability to examine contexts as well as the audience and thereafter, acting on that examination in understanding and creation of texts. Rhetorical knowledge is the foundation of composing a written piece and it can be developed by conferring context, purpose, audience, and arrangements because they produce a number of texts for distinct situations.

As per the question, the outcome that the National Council Of WPA relates to knowledge of rhetoric would be to 'Read and write texts in a number of different genres, and understand how your purpose may influence your writing.' It helps in learning the key features of distinct genres, the purposes of composing, and the readers' expectations.

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)

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.