Question

read the passage from a speech by president barack obama.
good afternoon. mr. secretary general; your excellencies, we are here because, right now, in crowded camps and cities around the world, there are families—from darfur in chad, palestinians in lebanon, afghans in pakistan, colombians in ecuador—who’ve endured years—in some cases, decades—as refugees, surviving on rations and aid, and who dream of someday, somehow, having a home of their own.
we’re here because, right now, there are young girls . . . like my daughters . . . who are just as precious and just as gifted—like the 16-year-old refugee from myanmar that i met in malaysia—who’ve suffered unspeakable abuse . . . girls who pray at night that someone might rescue them from their torment.
what evidence does president obama use to support the claim that the child-refugee problem needs to be addressed and fixed?
○ obama uses empirical evidence, since he uses a verifiable source in the refugee from myanmar.
○ obama uses logical evidence, since it is common sense that most young girls are gifted.
○ obama uses logical evidence, since it is reasonable to state that refugees want homes of their own.
○ obama uses empirical evidence, since he names the specific countries where refugees live.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: The reference to a single refugee from Myanmar is not the main empirical evidence here; the key is naming specific countries with refugee populations, so this is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option 2: The claim about "most young girls are gifted" is not related to the child - refugee problem and is illogical in this context, so this option is wrong.
3. Analyze Option 3: Stating that refugees want homes is a general logical statement, but Obama's evidence is more about specific examples (naming countries) which is empirical, not just logical reasoning about what refugees want. So this option is incorrect.
4. Analyze Option 4: Obama names specific countries (Darfur in Chad, Palestinians in Lebanon, Afghans in Pakistan, Colombians in Ecuador) where refugee families live, and also mentions a specific refugee from Myanmar. This is empirical evidence as it uses specific, verifiable examples (the named countries and the specific refugee case) to support the claim that the child - refugee problem needs to be addressed.

Answer:

D. Obama uses empirical evidence, since he names the specific countries where refugees live.