Read the excerpt from obama's second inaugural address. but we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. for the american people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by acting alone than american soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or communism with muskets and militias. no single person can train all the math and science teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores. now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation and one people. how is the underlined portion of this excerpt best characterized?
as fact
as a substantiated opinion
as evidence
as an unsubstantiated opinion
*the last sentence is supposed to be underined*

as a substantiated opinion.

A substantiated opinion is one that has enough evidence or background information to be logical. However, it is still an opinion. Therefore, it reflects the personal views of a person, and not a proven fact. In this case, Obama's opinion is that now, more than ever, we must do things together. This is not a fact, it is his personal opinion. However, it is substantiated by his discussion of the past experiences of Americans.

AS A SUBSTANTIATED OPINION

to inform readers about the ways young people improve the world.

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)