Question

Mayoral Election Speech for Harold Marshall

I stand before you today, not as a politician or a bureaucrat. I make no claim to be a shining beacon of hope, nor do I endeavor to inspire in
your hearts the dreams of a new future. I possess no list revealing magic solutions to our city's multitude of challenges, nor will I attempt to relate
tender anecdotes to induce tears to your eyes. I come before you simply as an equal-a fellow citizen and a lifelong resident of our city. I have also
stood in your shoes countless times, assessing new candidates who, with idealistic promises, affirmed that we were destined for greatness, and yet
as each mayor receded into history at the start of a new election year, we seem no closer to those lofty goals. I perceive no need for drastic change
or catchy slogans to revive our spirits. My mission rings straightforward and true,I am here to work, to offer a straightforward, pragmatic and
rational approach to fix our city, regardless of how demanding and formidable the hurdles.
Based on the connotation of idealistic, what does the speaker most likely believe about "idealistic" promises?
O 1. They offer solutions to the city's many problems.
O 2. They are unrealistic and are therefore unachievable.
3. They are straightforward and true like the speaker's mission.
4. They are founded on old-fashioned principles that need to be updated.

Answer 1

It's answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: 2. They are unrealistic and are therefore unachievable.

Step-by-step explanation:

Harold Marshall begins this speech by stating that he does have any idealistic promises that will magically fix the city. He states that he is simply a normal citizen and like the rest of the people has heard those promises before from previous mayoral candidates.

Explaining why he does not have such promises for the people, he states that every mayor that has promised them has receded into the annals of history without taking them any closer to the goals they promised. This paints a picture of a man who believes that those goals were unrealistic and by extension unachievable.