Which statement would best serve as a claim for an argument?

a. bicycle helmets gained popularity in the 1990s, when many states enacted safety legislation.

b. bicycle helmets are available for purchase at bike shops, sporting good stores, and big-box outlet stores.

c. bicycle helmets may not be the most fashionable accessory, but every biker needs this life-saving protection.

d. bicycle helmets vary in style, shape, and color, and riders of all ages can select helmets tailored to their needs.

The correct answer is C. Bicycle helmets may not be the most fashionable accessory, but every biker needs this life-saving protection.

Explanation:

For a statement to be an effective claim or thesis statement and therefore to be part of an argument one of the important points is that the statement expresses a position about a topic rather than a fact or reality, becaue in this way it is possible to defend a point. Besides this, it is recommended the claim is concise but detail enough to understand the position of the author and the main point or points that support it. This implies, the only statement that could serve as a claim is "Bicycle helmets may not be the most fashionable accessory, but every biker needs this life-saving protection" because this is the only one that expresses a position about the need using helmets and also it is concise, detailed and presents the main point for the need of helmets which is "life-saving protection".

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)

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