Section: Evidence-Based Reading

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In the passage Carter draws a distinction between

1. America and Russia
2. His administration and a potential Reagan administration
3. How America once felt about itself and how it feels in the present
4. His initial campaign and where those promises have led

Answer 3: one could disqualify the other choices simply by reading the title of Carter's speech and a few of its main points. Americans are hurting and no longer feel like their best days are ahead.