If a reader wants to evaluate a text, which is the best question to ask while reading it? a. when did the author of this text decide on its goals, and when did he write it? b. where else is there a text with similar goals that used different elements? c. how long is this text, and how quickly does it get to the point? d. what are the goals of the text, and what elements achieve those goals?

The correct answer is D. What are the goals of the text, and what elements help achieve those goals?

Explanation:

The word evaluate means to asses or provide a judgment or feedback about some action, situation or material after analyzing it. In the case of texts, including essays, novels or articles evaluation is mainly focused on whether a text is effective or not, for determining this there are two main principles, the first one is to understand the goals or purposes of the author with the text, common main goals include to inform, explain, persuade, narrate or analyze and whether this major and other goals connected to the main goal are accomplished. For example, when evaluating an argumentative essay, the most common goal is to persuade the audience and therefore the reader should determine whether the evidence and details provided achieve this goal. Considering this, it can be concluded if a reader wants to evaluate a text, the best question to ask is " What are the goals of the text, and what elements help achieve those goals?".

c

explanation:

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)