Martin is assigned an argumentative essay. The prompt says, "Write an argumentative essay that takes a position on whether students should have to pass a test to graduate from high school." Martin develops this claim: "If students have passed all their classes and tests in those classes, it is not fair to make them also pass a test to graduate from high school." Which answer choice best describes Martin’s claim? Martin’s claim does not take a position. Martin’s claim is based more on emotion than reasoning. Martin’s claim does not respond to the prompt. Martin’s claim is good because it appropriately responds to the prompt

Martin’s claim is good because it appropriately responds to the prompt.

Explanation:

Since Martins claim is that "If students have passed all their classes and tests in those classes, it is not fair to make them also pass a test to graduate from high school.", then we can infer that his claim is good because it appropriately responds to the prompt.

Since the prompt is on whether students should have to pass a test to graduate from high school and Martins is against students passing a test again after passing their classes and tests, then his claim is good as it supports his stance on the subject matter.

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)