Question

Read the passage from "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” by Henry David Thoreau.

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government.

Which statement best describes the rhetorical technique used in this passage?

Thoreau uses repetition of government to appeal to readers’ sense of patriotism before showing that patriotism is misguided.
Thoreau establishes logos by using reasoning to compare the objections to a standing army and to a standing government.
Thoreau establishes pathos by using hyperbole and an extended metaphor to show that governments are often inexpedient.
Thoreau calls upon readers to embrace their belief in the value of a competent and expedient government.

Answer 1

Answer:

i think the answer is C, Thoreau believes that mottos about government do not adequately describe it

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Answer 2

The statement that most adequately recounts the rhetorical technique employed in the given passage would be:

B). Thoreau establishes logos by using reasoning to compare the objections to a standing army and to a standing government.

• "Rhetorical device" that Thoreau employs in the given passage to convince the given audience would be "logos."
• "Logos" employs "appeal to logic" as he convinces the readers rationally to believe in the claim that "immaturity of the majority of the governments."
• The description "the objections...government" substantiates the claim and convinces the readers in accepting it.

Thus, option B is the correct answer.

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