Read the first paragraph of "Among Free Men." This is a time of shame and sorrow. It is not a day for politics. I have saved this one opportunity, my only event of today, to speak briefly to you about the mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives.
Answer
A
The phrase "stains our land and . . . lives" is an example of both alliteration and synecdoche, which support an appeal to timeliness.
B
The words beginning with "o" suggest that audience members are lucky to be in attendance, appealing to Kennedy's authority.
C
The phrases "shame and sorrow" and "mindless menace of violence" are examples of alliteration, creating an appeal to emotion.
D
The first two sentences demonstrate irony because campaigns are usually upbeat, which creates an appeal to logic.