Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in Presidential Speeches
Question 8 of 20 • 25-26 Summer - HISD CR English II B 4th Nine Weeks
Read Franklin Roosevelt’s request for a declaration of war.What are the main purposes of this speech? Select two options.to issue a threat to the country of Japanto explain why military action is necessaryto propose alternatives for a next course of actionto rally the support of the American people for warto show differences between the US and Japan
Answer
A
to issue a threat to the country of Japan
B
to explain why military action is necessary
C
to propose alternatives for a next course of action
D
to rally the support of the American people for war