Read the passage from  the boston cooking-school cook book.  a small scrubbing-brush, which may be bought for five cents, and two small pointed knives for preparing vegetables should be found in every kitchen. vegetables should be  washed in cold water, and cooked until soft in boiling salted water; if cooked in an uncovered vessel, their color is better kept. for peas and beans add salt to water last half hour of cooking. time for cooking the same vegetable varies according to freshness and age, therefore time-tables for cooking serve only as guides. which  best  describes the style and tone of the passage? a. informal b. authoritative c. complimentary d. condescending

the correct answer is B. authoritative i took the test and this is correct

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)

c. to understand which information will best persuade your readers. (apex) correct answer.