Question

What claim does Roosevelt make in this passage?

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Read the passage from Eleanor Roosevelt's speech on the
adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The new article proposed by the Soviet delegation is but a
restatement of State obligation, which the Soviet delegation
attempted to introduce into practically every article in the
Declaration. It would convert the Declaration into a document
stating obligations on states, thereby changing completely its
character as a statement of principles to serve as a
common standard of achievement for the members of the
United Nations.
Delegations must support the new article because states
have to fulfill their obligations.
Delegations must reject the new article because it
changes the purpose of the UDHR.
The article that the Soviets have proposed is worthy of
consideration and perhaps adoption.
The article that the Soviets have proposed is true to the
character of the UDHR.

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Delegations must reject the new article because it changes the purpose of the UDHR.

Step-by-step explanation:

Eleanor Roosevelt's speech on the adoption of the United Declaration of Human Rights presents the main focus of the proposed document. It is a means to provide a universal right for all individuals in the world.

In the given passage from the speech, Roosevelt seems to make the claim that the new article proposed by the Soviet Union must be rejected as it changes the very purpose of the UDHR. She proposed the rejection for in her belief, the Soviet Union's proposal "would convert the Declaration into a document stating obligations on states, thereby changing completely its character as a statement of principles to serve as a common standard of achievement for the members of the United Nations".

Thus, the correct answer is the second option.