Read the excerpt from President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address: Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort? Which rhetorical device does Kennedy use? A. figurative language B. understatement C. rhetorical question D. overstatement
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The rhetorical device used by Kennedy is rhetorical question.
Explanation:
- In the paragraph, Kennedy is putting on questions which don't have answers or for which he was not expecting an answer.
- These kind of questions are called as rhetorical question.
- In this kind of question the orator doesn't except an answer it is to make sure that the information is being emphasized.
- A rhetorical question is a question that the questioner does not expect a direct answer to.
- Often, the purpose is to start a discourse or to present or emphasize the opinions of the speaker or author on the topic.
- So the rhetorical device used by Kennedy is rhetorical question.
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