Read the passage.
excerpt from "The American Promise" by Lyndon B.
Johnson
The Right to Vote
Our fathers believed that if this noble view of the rights of man
was to flourish, it must be rooted in democracy. The most basic
right of all was the right to choose your own leaders. The history
of this country, in large measure, is the history of the expansion
of that right to all of our people.
Many of the issues of civil rights are very complex and most
difficult. But about this there can and should be no argument.
Every American citizen must have an equal right to vote. There
is no reason which can excuse the denial of that right. There is
no duty which weighs more heavily on us than the duty we have
to ensure that right.
Yet the harsh fact is that in many places in this country men and
women are kept from voting simply because they are Negroes.
Every device of which human ingenuity is capable has been
used to deny this right. The Negro citizen may go to register
only to be told that the day is wrong, or the hour is late, or the
official in charge is absent. And if he persists, and if he manages
Which statement best evaluates Johnson's argument in "The
American Promise"?
Johnson presents a powerful argument that calls for
the end to violence in the South.
Johnson's argument is filled with logical fallacies,
O including false statements, that negatively affect his
claims and make it difficult to accept his points.
Johnson presents a deeply flawed argument that
appeals to the emotions of the American people.
Johnson's argument effectively asks the American
people and the government to work together to
ensure equal rights for all Americans.
A