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treatment for AIDS.
The architect was very blank
and could build even the most complicated models.
The aspiring actress was extremely blank in her performance in New York; the audience gave her a standing ovation!
I was shocked that Nadia had the blank to ask for a favor immediately after she had insulted me!
The opponents blank
one another, each one attacking the other's character.

disrespectable. hope that

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

where is the passage at?