Read this sentence from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Address to Congress Requesting a Declaration of War.” The United States was at peace with that Nation and . . . was still in conversation with its Government . . . looking toward the maintenance of peace . . .

Which key idea does Roosevelt develop in this sentence?

Roosevelt wants to appeal to logic and patriotism in his audience, but also remind them of the cost of war.

Roosevelt wants to stress that the United States has reputation to uphold as the peacekeeper among nations.

Roosevelt wants to stress that Japan has deceived the United States to support his request to go to war.

Roosevelt wants to make an emotional appeal to his audience to wait for more information from Japan before declaring war.

Roosevelt wants to stress that the United States has reputation to uphold as the peacekeeper among nations.

Explanation:

I believe thats right

Roosevelt wants to stress that Japan has deceived the United States to support his request to go to war.  

Explanation:

correct answer the one below or above is wrong

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.