Read the excerpt from president clinton's 2001 farewell address.

as for me, i'll leave the presidency more idealistic, more full of hope, than the day i arrived, and more confident than ever that america's best days lie ahead.

which argumentative technique does clinton use in this excerpt?

an appeal to credibility
a well-supported counterclaim
an appeal to logic
repetition of words and ideas

A) an appeal to credibility.

Explanation: When writing, an author can use several rhetorical devices in order to persuade, inform or impact the audience in the desired way. One of the most common rhetorical devices uses in speeches, is an appeal to credibility. In the given excerpt from President Clinton's 2001 farewell address, we can see an example of this appeal, because when he says that he leaves the presidency more idealistic and full of hope, he is appealing to his credibility.

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onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.