Postive and negative connotations for oder

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Acredible source is one that is (4 points) select one: a. with bias b. not useful c. persuasive d. trustworthy

If you were making a persuasive speech about how students should take creative writing every year they are in school, which sentence would most effectively support that argument?