Which of the following is a reason to avoid a straw man argument in an argumentative research paper?
a. it is too confusing for most audiences.
b. it involves extensive research.
c. it shows disrespect for the counterclaim.
d. it does not address counterclaims.

D.It does not address counterclaims.

Explanation:

A straw man argument is an argumentative fallacy that pretends to be addressing a counterclaim or the opponent´s claim and asserts to have defeated the counterclaim when in reality the actual counterclaim has not been addressed at all but rather it has been faultily presented to give a falsified version of it (creating a straw man out of the counterclaim) in order to readily and easily disprove it.  

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)

they are called librarians..

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