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Which statement best explains why the argument is logical?

A
The argument includes a personal experience as an emotional appeal.
B
The argument contains relevant reasons supported with facts and data.
C
The argument includes a strong counterclaim and a fair rebuttal.
D
The argument incorporates empirical and anecdotal evidence.
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Why does the speaker most likely begin the speech by saying, "Money to us is of no value"?

A
to persuade settlers to take the money being offered to them
B
to explain why the US government's proposal will not work
C
to explain why the speaker is upset with the audience
D
to explain why the tribes are returning the money
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Which is the central idea of the speech ”Money to Us Is of No Value"?

A
The US government should take better care of the settlers relocating westward.
B
The tribes want to give land to poor settlers because the tribes do not value money.
C
The US government should develop land for Indigenous people.
D
The tribes want to keep possession of the land that remains theirs.
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When analyzing an argument, which element should you identify first?

A
the evidence
B
the claim
C
the author
D
the reasons
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Read the passage from Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech. Where four decades ago there was rubble, today in West Berlin there is the greatest industrial output of any city in Germany—busy office blocks, fine homes and apartments, proud avenues, and the spreading lawns of park land. Where a city's culture seemed to have been destroyed, today there are two great universities, orchestras and an opera, countless theaters, and museums. Where there was want, today there's abundance. . . . From devastation, from utter ruin, you Berliners have, in freedom, rebuilt a city that once again ranks as one of the greatest on earth. . . . In the 1950s, Khrushchev predicted: "We will bury you." But in the West today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history. In the Communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind—too little food. Even today, the Soviet Union still cannot feed itself. After these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion: Freedom leads to prosperity. Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. Freedom is the victor. Which statement best describes Reagan’s main message for his audience in this excerpt?

A
Berlin is a thriving city that can boast of many accomplishments.
B
Democracy leads to greater prosperity than communism does.
C
The United States is more powerful than the Soviet Union.
D
The Berlin Wall is a reminder of the past and of the war.
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Which sentence is a counterclaim?

A
sentence 2
B
sentence 3
C
sentence 4
D
sentence 5
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Read the excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech "A Tryst with Destiny.” We rejoice in that freedom, even though clouds surround us, and many of our people are sorrow-stricken and difficult problems encompass us. But freedom brings responsibilities and burdens and we have to face them in the spirit of a free and disciplined people. Which statement best describes the concession that Nehru makes in this passage?

A
The people of India should face their problems and burdens together as a nation.
B
Representatives rejoice in freedom and acknowledge their responsibilities to the people.
C
Representatives have to face responsibilities in the spirit of a free and disciplined people.
D
The people of India are suffering, and the country faces difficult problems.
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Read the passage from Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech. Where four decades ago there was rubble, today in West Berlin there is the greatest industrial output of any city in Germany—busy office blocks, fine homes and apartments, proud avenues, and the spreading lawns of park land. Where a city's culture seemed to have been destroyed, today there are two great universities, orchestras and an opera, countless theaters, and museums. Where there was want, today there's abundance. . . . From devastation, from utter ruin, you Berliners have, in freedom, rebuilt a city that once again ranks as one of the greatest on earth. . . . In the 1950s, Khrushchev predicted: "We will bury you." But in the West today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history. In the Communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind—too little food. Even today, the Soviet Union still cannot feed itself. After these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion: Freedom leads to prosperity. Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. Freedom is the victor. Which statement best describes Reagan’s main message for his audience in this excerpt?

A
Democracy leads to greater prosperity than communism does.
B
Berlin is a thriving city that can boast of many accomplishments.
C
The Berlin Wall is a reminder of the past and of the war.
D
The United States is more powerful than the Soviet Union.
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Which sentence is a counterclaim?

A
sentence 2
B
sentence 3
C
sentence 4
D
sentence 5
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Which statement best explains why the argument is logical?

A
The argument contains relevant reasons supported with facts and data.
B
The argument includes a personal experience as an emotional appeal.
C
The argument incorporates empirical and anecdotal evidence.
D
The argument includes a strong counterclaim and a fair rebuttal.
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Read the excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech "A Tryst with Destiny.” We rejoice in that freedom, even though clouds surround us, and many of our people are sorrow-stricken and difficult problems encompass us. But freedom brings responsibilities and burdens and we have to face them in the spirit of a free and disciplined people. Which statement best describes the concession that Nehru makes in this passage?

A
Representatives have to face responsibilities in the spirit of a free and disciplined people.
B
The people of India are suffering, and the country faces difficult problems.
C
The people of India should face their problems and burdens together as a nation.
D
Representatives rejoice in freedom and acknowledge their responsibilities to the people.
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Which is the central idea of the speech ”Money to Us Is of No Value"?

A
The US government should develop land for Indigenous people.
B
The tribes want to give land to poor settlers because the tribes do not value money.
C
The US government should take better care of the settlers relocating westward.
D
The tribes want to keep possession of the land that remains theirs.
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Why does the speaker most likely begin the speech by saying, "Money to us is of no value"?

A
to explain why the tribes are returning the money
B
to persuade settlers to take the money being offered to them
C
to explain why the US government's proposal will not work
D
to explain why the speaker is upset with the audience

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