The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. . such command no more respect than men of straw, or a lump of dirt. they have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs. yet such as these even are commonly esteemed good citizens. which statement best describes thoreau's rhetorical style?

The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. . . . Such command no more respect than men of straw, or a lump of dirt. They have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs. Yet such as these even are commonly esteemed good citizens.

Which statement best describes Thoreau's rhetorical style?

Explanation:

The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. . . . Such command no more respect than men of straw, or a lump of dirt. They have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs. Yet such as these even are commonly esteemed good citizens.

Which statement best describes Thoreau's rhetorical style?The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. . . . Such command no more respect than men of straw, or a lump of dirt. They have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs. Yet such  

Which statement best describes Thoreau's rhetorical style?

in our power to make a world happy - to teach mankind the art of being so - to a character hitherto unknown - and to have, as it were, a new creation intrusted to our hands, are honors that command reflection, and can neither be too highly estimated,