Question

What argument is Roosevelt supporting with an appeal to reason in this section of the speech?

a.The United States has suffered through many changes, so it needs time to rest.
b.The United States only engages in peaceful revolutions, so it should wait to go to war.
c.The United States is losing, so it needs to change what it considers to be democracy.
d.The United States has always fought for democracy, so it should keep fighting.

Answer 1

Letter D is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question refers to Four Freedoms, a speech delivered on January 6, 1941 by American president Franklin D. Roosevelt. As said in the title, the speech proposed four people for everyone: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Even though the U.S. was not involved in World War II (the speech was delivered almost a year before the attacks to Pearl Harbor) freedom is, logically, the main issue. The menace of fascism in Europe and in Asia was quickly spreading, so democracy was also in danger. Through this speech, the American president wanted to show that the United States has always fought for democracy, so it should keep fighting, that's why D the correct answer.