Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below:

President George W. Bush's speech to the troops on the USS Abraham Lincoln
The war on terror is not over, yet it is not endless. We do not know the day of final victory, but we have seen the turning of the tide. No act of the terrorists will change our purpose, or weaken our resolve, or alter their fate. Their cause is lost. Free nations will press on to victory.

Which topic best relates to the central idea in this part of the speech?

1.Backing out of the fight
2.Avoiding future conflicts
3.Fighting a lost cause
4.Winning the war on terror

1 is incorrect because of the statement "No act of the terrorists will change our purpose, or weaken our resolve" this is clearly stating the opposite of backing down instead this saying they wont back down

2 is incorrect because of the statement "The war on terror is not over" this means that there is still a war and this will result in future conflicts.

3 is incorrect because "We do not know the day of final victory, but we have seen the turning of the tide." in this it is saying the tide is turning or in other words things are looking better. This was kind of a trick question because of the line "Their cause is lost." however that is talking about the terrorists cause not the US' cause.

4 is correct because this whole paragraph we can see President Bush speak about victory, the tides turning, their fate, and how their cause is lost. Plus if you are speaking to your troops this is a little more common sense than English, but you wouldn't want to be speaking of losing or avoiding the fight, you want to speak of winning and rally your troops.