Part A What is one of Roosevelt's purposes for delivering this speech?

A: to highlight the number of Japanese attacks in the Pacific

B: to share information yet keep Americans feeling safe

C: to remind Congress that he previously warned of a possible attack

D: to illustrate how dangerous the Japanese forces are

Part B

How does Roosevelt use rhetoric to advance the purpose identified in Part A?

1: He uses overstatement, such as the references to "hostilities" and "grave danger," to stress that he knew the country was in danger.

2: He uses figurative language, describing the day of the attack as one that will "live in infamy," to threaten the Japanese.

3: He uses logical fallacies, such as the phrase "premeditated invasion," to strike fear into the hearts of America's enemies.

4: He employs phrases with charged language, such as "righteous might" and "absolute victory," to make Americans feel secure and confident.

Use the "Day of Infamy" speech by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to answer the questions above.

Part A: To share information yet keep Americans feeling safe

Part B: He employs phrases with charged language, such as "righteous might" and "absolute victory," to make Americans feel secure and confident.

Explanation:

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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)