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"Daniel Dae Kim statement to the U.S. House Committee"by Daniel Dae KimMaybe that’s why it’s been so difficult to feel like our government cares about the Asian American Pacific Islander community. After all, it was this very same government who categorically barred the Chinese from entering our country in the first law that prevented all members of a specific ethnic or national group from immigrating to the US. It was this government that refused those of us already living here the right to any path to citizenship, coining the term “permanent alien.” It was this government who imprisoned more than 120,000 Japanese American citizens for simply looking like the enemy, even though throughout the entirety of World War 2, not ONE was ever found guilty of treason against our country.Daniel Dae Kim written statement to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, March 18, 2021QuestionUse the passage to answer the question.In this passage, which rhetorical device does Daniel Dae Kim use to add power to his testimony? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responsesallusionallusionanecdoteanecdoteantithesisantithesisanaphoraanaphorametaphor

Answer 1

In the passage, Daniel Dae Kim uses the following rhetorical devices to add power to his testimony:

1. Allusion - He refers to historical events (Chinese Exclusion Act, internment of Japanese Americans during WWII) that evoke the discrimination faced by the Asian American Pacific Islander community, thus strengthening his argument about the government's historical neglect and mistreatment.

2. Anecdote - While the statement itself may not provide a personal anecdote, it draws on collective historical experiences of Asian Americans as a form of anecdotal evidence to illustrate the government's failings.

Therefore, the correct answers are allusion and anecdote.