Question 9 of 10 2 Points
Read the following excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil
Government."
Men generally, under such a government as this, think that
they ought to wait until they have persuaded the majority
to alter them [unjust laws). They think that, if they should
resist, the remedy would be worse than the evil. But it is
the fault of the government itself that the remedy is worse
than the evil. It makes it worse.
Which of these rhetorical devices does Thoreau most clearly use here?
O A. Ethos
O B. Metaphor
C. Logos
D. Rhetorical question