Read the following student perspective and then choose your answer. campbell claims that up-to-date information about elected officials and political events was not accessible to the american people before the advent of television. he concludes that the widespread distribution of televisions throughout the nation served to increase interest and awareness in american political life. he fails to consider, however, that just because numerous news outlets are available does not mean that americans are interested or are actually watching. it is more likely that they are tuned into sitcoms, cartoons, and reality shows. which approach is the student taking to the argument essay? (5 points) the student is defending the author's claim. the student is challenging the author's claim. the student is qualifying the author's claim. the student's perspective is unclear.

A: The correct answer would be based on the the student challenging the author’s claim.

The reason why is that the student refers to what the author claims and concludes, but then the student gives their perspective by writing “he fails to consider…”

The phrase “he fails to consider…” suggests that the student is challenging the author by not agreeing with the claims and conclusion.

the speech this question is referring to is president kennedy's special message to the congress on urgent national needs, may 25, 1961

kennedy responds in a very direct and concrete way to those thinking that communism is a positive system:

"yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. they have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. they send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. but where fighting is required, it is usually done by others--by guerrillas striking at night, by assassins striking alone--assassins who have taken the lives of four thousand civil officers in the last twelve months in vietnam alone--by subversives and saboteurs and insurrectionists, who in some cases control whole areas inside of independent nations." (kennedy)

president kennedy presents communism as cowardly, as a hidden and treacherous weapon that strikes from the shadows like thieves, he represents the system as not even being capable of showing and open and overt attack or confrontation. to finish up the response, he expresses that the system attacks even a country's idependence and freedom.

the answer is somber