Which of the following statements about editorials is false?
a. information found in editorials is usually extremely detailed and lengthy.
b. in some instances, editorials are written to reveal an organization’s official position on an issue.
c. editorials may appear in newspapers, in journals, on radio, or on television.
d. editorials are a form of persuasion that enables people to share their opinions.

The correct answer is A. Information found in editorials is usually extremely detailed and lengthy.

Explanation:

In writing, the editorials are argumentative and expository texts that commonly appear on other publications such as journals or newspapers and that are written with the objective of showing the position of publishers of the newspaper, journal, etc toward some issue, which is usually some recent news or event. In general terms, this type of texts are concise rather than lengthy and are persuasive as they explain and support one specific position towards some issue. Therefore, the statement about editorials that is false is that "information found in editorials is usually extremely detailed and lengthy" because editorials are concise and short texts.

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)