Toward the end of a discussion, group members combine multiple ideas to create an overall statement that they can all agree on. which discussion technique is this an example of? a. giving constructive criticism b. synthesizing claims and evidence c. challenging an unsupported statement d. using references to verify facts

B. Synthesizing claims and evidence.

Explanation:

If the members of the discussion group each have an idea that they want to defend, this means that they all have different claims. If, moreover, they are going to put these claims together, this means that they will be synthesizing them. Synthesizing claims refers to putting individual ideas and opinions together into a single statement that represents all of them. This is a very important step in group discussions.

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)