"Daniel Dae Kim statement to the U.S. House Committee"

Question

by Daniel Dae Kim

I was speaking to a pollster during the recent elections and I asked him why, when I see polling results do I see a breakdown of results by gender – men and women, by age – old and young, and also by race – African American and Latinx, but rarely do I see a polling category for Asian Americans. After I asked why, he looked me dead in the eye and said “Because Asian Americans are considered ‘statistically insignificant.’” Those words rang in my ears. Statistically insignificant. Now all of you listening to me here, by virtue of your own elections, are more familiar with the intricacies of polling than I am, so undoubtedly, you already know what this means – statistically insignificant literally means that we don’t matter.

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, 2021

Question
Use the passage from the Written Statement of Daniel Dae Kim to answer the question.

Which rhetorical technique is used in the passage?

(1 point)
Responses

metaphor
metaphor

rhetorical question
rhetorical question

anecdote
anecdote

understatement

Answer 1

The rhetorical technique used in the passage is anecdote. Daniel Dae Kim shares a personal experience of speaking with a pollster, which serves to illustrate his point about the perception of Asian Americans in polling data.