English, 19.11.2020 05:50 bellam302

"At a time when there are so many issues on which we find it difficult to reach a common basis of agreement, it is a significant fact that 58 states have found such a large measure of agreement in the complex field of human rights. This must be taken as testimony of our common aspiration first voiced in the Charter of the United Nations to lift men everywhere to a higher standard of life and to a greater enjoyment of freedom. Man’s desire for peace lies behind this Declaration. The realization that the flagrant violation of human rights by Nazi and Fascist countries sowed the seeds of the last world war has supplied the impetus for the work which brings us to the moment of achievement here today." –Speech on the adoption of the UDHR,
Eleanor Roosevelt

Which rhetorical device does Roosevelt use in this passage?
A) contrast
B) parallelism
C) evidence

Which phrase serves as evidence for this rhetorical device?
A) “violation of human rights”
B) “Nazi and Fascist countries”
C) “difficult to reach a common basis of agreement”

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