Read this quote and answer the question. "i ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? " this quote is an example of patrick henry employing which device? antithesis, parallelism rhetorical question, or declarative statement?

The correct answer is C. Rhetorical question

Explanation:

A rhetorical question is a figure of speech that consists of an interrogative statement that can be identified by the use of question mark (?) and whose main purpose is not to ask for information but to make a point or express something based on a question. This means, rhetorical questions are not supposed to be answered but to be understood by others or to convince others about some point or idea, but also can be used to challenge someone about something or begin a discussion about some issue or situation. Considering this, in the quotation "I ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission?" there is a rhetorical question considering the speaker uses an interrogative statement that is not supposed to be answered but to make a point in relation to the martial array and the way this was created with the purpose of submission. Thus, the quote is an example of a Rhetorical question.