Read the passage from roosevelt's "quarantine"; speech.
how happy we are that the circumstances of the moment permit us to put our money into bridges and boulevards . . and many other kinds of useful works rather than into huge standing armies.
which best identifies an inference made in the passage and evaluates its logic?
a. the inference is that investing in domestic development, like bridges and
boulevards, is a privilege and not a right; it is logical because many other nations at
this time were forced to spend their money to combat foreign attack.
b. the inference is that americans are the happiest people in the world; it is logical
because they are the only people who believe that investing in domestic
development, like bridges and boulevards, is more important than investing in the
military.
c. the inference is that there is a debate over which is more important to fund: armies
or domestic development, like bridges and boulevards; this is illogical because both
are important issues that deserve government funding.
d. the inference is that investing in the military is pointless because it does not
guarantee that you win the war; this is illogical because increased funding can
support a better trained and prepared army that is more likely to triumph.

The correct answer is A) the inference is that investing in domestic development in bridges and boulevards is a privilege and not a right. It is logical because many other nations at this time were forced to spend their money to combat foreign attack.

The sentence that best identifies an inference in the passage and evaluates its logic is “that investing in domestic development in bridges and boulevards is a privilege and not a right. It is logical because many other nations at this time were forced to spend their money to combat foreign attack.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the famous “Quarantine” speech in Chicago on October 5, 1937. He was attending a dedication on the bridge that united the north and south side of Lake Shore Drive. Roosevelt wanted to exalt the neutrality and privileged position of the United States in moments of world tension for the war conflicts in Europe.  

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)