The intended effect of the rhetorical questions in the passage is to reinforce a government’s relationship to human nature. The questions highlight the inherent qualities of human beings and the necessity of government as a reflection of those qualities, illustrating the tensions between human nature and governance.
"Federalist 51"
by James Madison
But what is government itself, but the greatest of allreflections on human nature? If men were angels, nogovernment would be necessary. If angels were togovern men, neither external nor internal controls ongovernment would be necessary. In framing agovernment which is to be administered by menover men, the great difficulty lies in this: you mustfirst enable the government to control the governed;and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
Federalist Papers No. 51 (1788) by James Madison
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Use the passage to answer the question.
What is the intended effect of the rhetoricalquestions in the passage?
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to pose a question about government the
writer wants the reader to answer
to explain the best method for a
government to control the governed
to reinforce a government’s relationship to
human nature
to emphasize the absolute goodness of
human beings
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