Read the passage excerpt from franklin delano roosevelt's inaugural address of march 4, 1933.
more important, a host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence, and an equally great number toil with little return. only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment.
yet our distress comes from no failure of substance. we are stricken by no plague of locusts. compared with the perils which our forefathers conquered because they believed and were not afraid, we have still much to be for.
what is the effect of formal language and word choice on the author's tone? select each correct answer.
a.) it creates a distant tone.
b.) it creates an encouraging tone.
c.) it creates a self-satisfied tone.
d.) it creates a sincere tone.
e.) it creates a defeated tone.

The correct answer is B.

In this passage, Roosevelt starts by accepting and stating the great difficulties his country and its people were undergoing.

However, in the second part, he starts talking in a different tone. He explains that, even though their situation was hard, they had overcome harder times before, so they would raise once again. The formal language and the choice of words used by Roosevelt help gives an encouraging mood to his speech.

b

explanation:

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.