Use the passage to answer the question.

Question

What main claim is the author making in the first paragraph?

(1 point)
Responses

It is treason to suggest that a country is behaving unfairly to another.
It is treason to suggest that a country is behaving unfairly to another.

that to be considered a “gentleman,” one must also speak frankly as well as with restraint
that to be considered a “gentleman,” one must also speak frankly as well as with restraint

One is not a patriot if one doesn’t speak freely.
One is not a patriot if one doesn’t speak freely.

It would be treason against his country if he didn’t speak for its freedom.
It would be treason against his country if he didn’t speak for its freedom.

Answer 1

The main claim the author is making in the first paragraph is:

"One is not a patriot if one doesn’t speak freely."