Read the excerpt from Joseph Chamberlain's speech "|
Believe in a British Empire.
Which statement best evaluates the effectiveness of the
evidence supporting Chamberlain's claim?
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But the Empire is not old. The Empire is new-the Empire
is in its infancy. Now is the time when we can mold that
Empire and when we and those who live with us can
decide its future destinies. Just let us consider what that
Empire is. I am not going tonight to speak of those
hundreds of millions of our Indian and native fellow
subjects for whom we have become responsible. I
consider for the moment only our relations to that white
British population that constitutes the majority in the great
self-governing colonies of the Empire. Here in the United
Kingdom there are some forty millions of us. Outside there
are ten millions of men either directly descended from
ancestors who left this country or more probably men who
themselves in their youth left this country in order to find
their fortunes in our possessions abroad. How long do you
The evidence is effective because Chamberlain
provides data showing that there are more white British
people than there are native subjects.
The evidence is ineffective because Chamberlain says
that there are hundreds of millions of native subjects
but refers to ten million whites as the majority.
The evidence is effective because Chamberlain uses
logical reasons to explain why white British people in
India should remain the majority in that country.
The evidence is ineffective because Chamberlain relies
on emotional appeals instead of facts to explain the
benefits of imperialism.
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