Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which phrase represents an attempt to prevent objections by roosevelt’s audience?
excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt’s four freedoms speech
on january 6, 1941, president franklin d. roosevelt spoke to congress about the potential effect that world war ii might have on the united states
and its policies. his address has since become popularly known as the four freedoms speech.
just as our national policy in internal affairs has been based upon a decent respect for the rights and the dignity of all our fellow men within our gates,
so our national policy in foreign affairs has been based on a decent respect for the rights and dignity of all nations, large and small. and the justice of
first, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to all-inclusive national defense.
second, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to full support of all those resolute peoples,
everywhere, who are resisting aggression and are thereby keeping war away from our hemisphere. by this support, we express our determination that
the democratic cause shall prevail; and we strengthen the defense and the security of our own nation.
third, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to the proposition that principles of morality
and considerations for our own security will never permit us to acquiesce in a peace dictated by aggressors and sponsored by appeasers. we know that
enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people’s freedom...

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option (though the options' exact phrasing for "attempt to prevent objections" needs to be matched to the speech's persuasive intent). The Four Freedoms Speech aims to unify the audience, so the phrase showing an attempt to prevent objections would be one that emphasizes unity (no partisanship, shared goals). From the excerpt, the relevant phrase is likely the one emphasizing non - partisan support for national defense/values to avoid objections.

We need to find the phrase in Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech that shows an attempt to prevent objections from the audience. The speech uses non - partisan language (e.g., "without regard to partisanship") to unify the audience, so we identify the phrase that emphasizes this unity - building (and thus objection - preventing) approach.

Answer:

The phrase (assuming the options include the relevant one from the excerpt like) "by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to... (national defense/democratic cause/moral principles)" (the exact phrase from the excerpt that shows unifying to prevent objections, e.g., the first part about non - partisan commitment for national policy based on dignity and rights to avoid objections by uniting the audience). If we take the first relevant part: "by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to all - inclusive national defense" (or the corresponding phrase in the options) is the one that shows an attempt to prevent objections by emphasizing non - partisan, unified support.