Question

Read this passage from Kennedy’s opening statement.

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln said the question was whether this nation could exist half-slave or half-free. In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist half-slave or half-free.


How does this passage support Kennedy’s argument?

Responses

It draws a connection between domestic affairs and international affairs.
It draws a connection between domestic affairs and international affairs.,

It reveals his goal of the United States taking control over the rest of the world.
It reveals his goal of the United States taking control over the rest of the world.,

It sets his purpose of winning freedom for all countries.
It sets his purpose of winning freedom for all countries. ,

It reminds the audience of his relationship to President Lincoln.

Answer 1

The passage supports Kennedy's argument by drawing a connection between the domestic issue of slavery in the United States and the global issue of freedom versus oppression in the world. Kennedy is suggesting that just as the United States had to address the issue of slavery to ensure its own survival as a half-slave or half-free nation, the world must address the issue of freedom versus oppression to ensure its own survival as a half-slave or half-free world. Therefore, the correct response is: It draws a connection between domestic affairs and international affairs.