What effect does the use of a literary device have on the meaning of this passage?
Sure, I've been a commercial pilot for 30 years, have trained over 400
students in the cockpit, and am certified to fly 7 out of 10 of the most
common airliners in the world, but, of course, I'm not an expert on
aviation like you.
A. It gives a list of qualifications to establish the speaker's credibility.
O B. It establishes an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust.
C. It uses statistics to support a point about the need for more
experience.
D. It emphasizes that the speaker has more expertise than the
listener.

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)

the group received an extra pound of butter for christmas.

the annex was delighted to hear that we'll all be receiving an extra quarter pound of butter for christmas.

i'm thinking it would be when compound subjects are joined by or, nor,either-or, neither-nor.

the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experiences.