A. THE SPEAKER STATES THAT THE ARGUMENT THAT THE BOMB WAS DROPPED...

15. a. The speaker states that the argument that the bomb was dropped “to show the Soviet Union that wewere a superior world power” is “quite convincing.” This suggests that he believes it wasn’t necessary todrop the bomb to end the war. This doesn’t go as far as to suggest the bomb should never have beendropped in the first place (choice b), and there’s no indication that the professor believes the studentsshould already know this material (choicec). Finally, the speaker calls the Truman Doctrine an“important document,” but he doesn’t suggest that he feels it is a brilliant document (choice d).

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C h a p t e r 5 : W r i t i n g

Practice 1Answers will vary. Below are five different thesis statements, one for each type of writing prompt.