Which of the following is a way for a reader to better understand why an author shares certain ideas within a primary source? a. accessing information about the time period in secondary sources b. reading other primary sources written by the same author c. understanding the author's use of structure and rhetoric d. reading primary sources written by authors of the same time period

The correct answer is C) Understanding the author's use of structure and rhetoric.

The statement that is a way for a reader to better understand why an author shares certain ideas within a primary source is "Understanding the author's use of structure and rhetoric."

This way the reader can get a better idea of why the author is using a primary source. It could be an element to identify the date of the event. It could be a testimony that confirms the series of incidents that led to something else. It could be an interview with a character that witnessed the event or lived in the time of the narrative.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)