Question

Read the excerpt from a speech by the class president petitioning the principal to build a new stadium. Our stadium is crumbling, and the effects have been felt for generations! If we built a new stadium, our community would benefit, and millions would flock to town for the home games. Profits would soar, as local businesses would be flooded with new clients on game nights. And your legacy as the best principal ever would be established for all to see. Which rhetorical technique is the speaker using? appeal overstatement parallelism shift

Answer 1

The speaker is using the Overstatement rhetorical technique in the above excerpt.

Overstatement is used as an act to state a matter more powerfully than its actual value.

An overstatement can make a point more important or serious or beautiful.

The literary technique is also used by authors in literature to lay emphasis on any point.

Answer 2

Answer:

b. overstatement

Explanation: did on the test