Read the paragraph. (1) Each state should enact a law that makes wearing seat belts mandatory for all passengers and drivers in
cars and trucks. (2) Statistics show that seat belts reduce serious crash-related injuries and deaths by fifty
percent. (3) As a result of laws like this in various states, seat belt usage in the United States has dramatically
increased in the past thirty years. (4) Some people believe that the government does not have the right to
force people to be safe, and that these laws are unfair. (5) The bottom line is that seat belts are proven to save
lives; therefore, everyone should be forced to wear one if they want to travel by car or truck.
Which sentence is the author's conclusion?
O sentence 2
O sentence 3
O sentence 4
O sentence 5

There are multiple questions. Here are the correct answers depending:

Which Sentence is he author's conclusion?

D: sentence 5

(This is the last sentence and starts with "the bottom line" and says "therefore"

What sentence is evidence of the author's claim?

B; sentence 3

(this is correct on edg and I have picture below)

Which sentence provides the reason for the author's claim?

B: Sentence 2

(correct and picture provided)

Which sentence is the author's claim?

Sentence 1

(this is the introduction and says what the author means)

Which sentence is the author’s counterargument?

Sentence 4

(starts with "some people believe" and explains what others think)

Explanation:

edg2021

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)

a

explanation: