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Rhetorical Devices in a Political Speech — Quiz

Question 1 • English 3

Read the excerpt from "Among Free Men." No wrongs have ever been righted by riots or civil disorders. A sniper is only a coward, not a hero; and an uncontrolled, uncontrollable mob is only the voice of madness, not the voice of reason. Which rhetorical device is most apparent in this excerpt?

Answer
A
irony
B
antithesis
C
allusion
D
metonymy
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