In 1969, President Richard Nixon gave a speech about the Vietnam War

He said, ?Now let me
begin by describing the situation I found when I was inaugurated on January 20: The war had
been going on for four years. Thirty-one thousand Americans had been killed in action. The
training program for the South Vietnamese was beyond [behind] schedule. Five hundred and
forty-thousand Americans were in Vietnam with no plans to reduce the number. No progress
had been made at the negotiations in Paris and the United States had not put forth a
comprehensive peace proposal.?  What form of supporting material was he using?
A) statistics
B) testimony
C) comparison and contrast
D) explanation


D

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