Read the passage.
excerpt from "remarks on east-west relations at brandenburg gate in west berlin" by ronald regan
beginning 10 years ago, the soviets challenged the western alliance with a grave new threat, hundreds of new and more deadly ss-20 nuclear missiles capable of striking every capital in europe. the western alliance responded by committing itself to a counter-deployment (unless the soviets agreed to negotiate a better solution)—namely, the elimination of such weapons on both sides. for many months, the soviets refused to bargain in earnestness. as the alliance, in turn, prepared to go forward with its counter-deployment, there were difficult days, days of protests like those during my 1982 visit to this city; and the soviets later walked away from the table.
which statement best describes the relevance and sufficiency of reagan’s evidence?
reagan’s evidence is relevant but is insufficient to prove his claims as it relies on his own personal beliefs.
reagan’s evidence is irrelevant and insufficient because it is not directly related to his argument.
reagan’s evidence is irrelevant because it does not directly speak to the berlin wall.
reagan presents relevant and sufficient evidence from real-world examples.

The correct answer is D, Reagan presents relevant and sufficient evidence from real-world examples. Reagan mentions known facts: namely, the deployment by the Soviets of "hundreds of new and more deadly SS-20 nuclear missiles", which put every capital city in Europe at risk. NATO (the Western Alliance) threatened with a counter-deployment (that is, deploying missiles of its own) unless the Soviets agree to eliminate such weapons on both sides. All this was public knowledge, and is both relevante and sufficient as evidence.

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)

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