A blog writer is expressing the viewpoint that it is important for children to spend more time outside. Match each statement to the part of a claim it presents
Accidents are more likely to occur
outside
claim
Time outdoors encourages exercise.
reason
Children should spend more time
rebuttal
outside
The benefits outweigh the possible
negatives
counterclaim

Claim: Children should spend more time outside

Reason: Time outdoors encourages exercise.

Counterclaim: Accidents are more likely to occur outside .

Rebuttal: The benefits outweigh the possible negatives.

Explanation:

When we write an essay in which our purpose is to convince the audience of our opinion, we need to follow a few steps.

First, we must make a claim, state what our opinion is. The instructions in the question told us that this blog writer thinks it is important for children to spend more time outside. That is, therefore, his claim: Children should spend more time outside .

The next step is to give a reason for that claim, that is, to explain why that claim is right, why that idea should be followed. In the case of the blogger, the best statement to support his claim is: Time outdoors encourages exercise.  Exercise is associated with health and happiness. Thus, it is a good reason for children to spend time outdoors.

Then, we must think of what people could possibly say to contradict our claim, to say that our claim is not right. In this case, the counterclaim is: Accidents are more likely to occur outside . The possibility of accidents taking place is good reason to NOT allow children to spend time outdoors.

Finally, we must think of a response to the counterclaim, an answer to rebut its idea and prove our claim right. For the blog writer, the best rebuttal would be: The benefits outweigh the possible negatives. Even though there is the possibility of accidents happening, they are small in comparison to the benefits of spending time outdoors.

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)