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Question 8 of 25

Click to read the passage from "The Perils of Indifference" by Elie Wiesel.
Then answer the question.
Which best explains why Wiesel lists so many different international
tragedies in this passage?
A. He presents evidence that indifference is not that bad.
B. He wants to provide the audience with a history lesson.
C. He wants to show the audience how smart he is.
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D. He points to these tragedies as evidence to support his claim.
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Answer 1

D. He points to these tragedies as evidence to support his claim.

Step-by-step explanation:

Elie Wiesel's "The Perils of Indifference" was a speech that he gave at the White House on the 12th of April 1999. This speech pronounces his take on one of the harshest human traits that are indifference.

In his speech, Wiesel lists a number of tragedies, "the defeat of Nazism, the collapse of communism, the rebirth of Israel on its ancestral soil, the demise of apartheid, Israel's peace treaty with Egypt, the peace accord in Ireland". These historical events are supporting arguments, evidence for the claim that he made.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.