Question

Review the excerpt.
If those days are not to come to pass—if we are to have a world in which we can breathe freely and live in amity without fear—the peace-loving nations must make a concerted effort to uphold laws and principles on which alone peace can rest secure.

Which conclusion best explains how the excerpt's organizational pattern communicates the author's purpose?



A. The problem and solution organizational pattern creates a mood of hope and possibility; this persuades Americans that they must act to secure a more certain future.

B. The compare and contrast organizational pattern suggests that America should occupy other nations and establish laws that make other countries accept her rule.

C. The chronological organizational pattern suggests that America has a long history of involvement in foreign affairs, and then suggests that this involvement must continue.

D. The cause and effect organizational pattern suggests that America is in immediate danger, and she should ally herself with the nations who can provide the best military protection.

Answer 1

Answer: A. The problem and solution organizational pattern creates a mood of hope and possibility; this persuades Americans that they must act to secure a more certain future.

Explanation: In the given excerpt we can see a text with a problem and solution organizational pattern, the problem is the necessity of having a free and peaceful world and the solution is that the peace-loving nations must make an effort to uphold laws and principles on which alone peace can rest secure. This organizational pattern creates a mood of hope and possibility and this persuades Americans that they must act to secure a more certain future, so the correct answer is option A.