Argumentative Constructed Response for “I am Very Real” by Kurt Vonnegut—1973 1.This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStudent has analyzed in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text. (RI5) 2.This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStudent has evaluated the argument and specific claims in the text. (RI8) The student identified the counterclaim. 3.This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStudent has assessed whether the reasoning is valid. (RI8). The student refuted the counterclaim. 4.Student has assessed whether the evidence is relevant and sufficient. (RI8). The student explained the evidence.

the answer is b) ''i hereby express my profound remorse together with my sincere mourning ''.

the reason being that although all of the options provided are valid the main idea of the speech by prime minister junichiro koizumi is to express his and japan's current antiwar pledge.

he states that 59 years had passed since the war, he acknowledges the 3 million japanese that lost their lives during the war and those countries who were affected by their decisions, as well as the way japan intends to develop relationships across the globe however all of this can be summarize to how japan as a whole regrets the war and its consecuences.

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