Question

use the passage to answer the question. which choice best analyzes how the rhetorical questions in the second paragraph of the excerpt advance the speakers point of view or purpose? (1 point) they develop the argument that there are few legitimate justifications for not voting. they encourage listeners to evaluate and identify their reasons for not voting. they prompt listeners to realize that exercising voting rights was once more difficult. they highlight the idea that voting is an essential right that is simple to exercise. \obamas speech at selma, 2015\ by barack obama of course, our democracy is not the task of congress alone, or the courts alone, or even the president alone. if every new voter - suppression law was struck down today, we would still have, here in america, one of the lowest voting rates among free peoples. fifty years ago, registering to vote here in selma and much of the south meant guessing the number of jellybeans in a jar, the number of bubbles on a bar of soap. it meant risking your dignity, and sometimes, your life. whats our excuse today for not voting? how do we so casually discard the right for which so many fought? how do we so fully give away our power, our voice, in shaping americas future? why are we pointing to somebody else when we could take the time just to go to the polling places? remarks by president barack obama at the 50th anniversary of the selma to montgomery marches

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: The rhetorical questions in the second paragraph (e.g., "What's our excuse today for not voting?") challenge listeners to think about why they don't vote, implying that valid excuses are rare. This aligns with developing the argument that there are few legitimate justifications for not voting.
2. Analyze Option 2: The questions are not encouraging listeners to identify their reasons for not voting (they are more about challenging the validity of those reasons).
3. Analyze Option 3: The questions focus on the present (excuses for not voting now), not on highlighting past difficulties of voting (the first paragraph does that).
4. Analyze Option 4: The questions imply voting is important but do not suggest it is "simple to exercise" (and the first paragraph shows past voting was hard, but the questions are about present non - voting).

Answer:

A. They develop the argument that there are few legitimate justifications for not voting.