Question

Read paragraph 4 of the draft of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech and then listen to the audio recording.

In delivering the speech, Roosevelt adds the phrase, “I regret to inform you” to the sentence, “Very many American lives have been lost.” He then takes a long pause before continuing.

Why does Roosevelt add this phrase to his speech and take the long pause?

The phrase and the pause enable Roosevelt to emphasize the emotional impact of this tragic loss of life.


The phrase and the pause help Roosevelt to slow the pace of his speech so he can catch his breath.


Roosevelt adds the phrase and the pause to stress the personal responsibility he feels for allowing this tragedy to take place.


He adds the phrase and the pause to make the tone of the speech seem more formal.

Answer 1

The phrase and the pause enable Roosevelt to emphasize the emotional impact of this tragic loss of life.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The phrase and the pause enable Roosevelt to emphasize the emotional impact of this tragic loss of life.

Step-by-step explanation:

A moment of silence is a short period of silence that represents a gesture of respect to those who have died recently or as a part of a tragic historical event. It may be conducted following the tragedy or on its anniversary. This is what the pause in Infamy Speech, delivered by Roosevelt on December 8, 1841, the day following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, represents. By doing this, he expressed his condolences in a brief respectful way, just like commanders usually do following a tragedy during the war.