Question

Which statement compares the rhetorical techniques used in the arguments?

Both passages use rhetorical questions and repetition.
Both passages use parallelism and understatements.
Passage 1 uses tricolon and an overstatement, while passage 2 uses anaphora and a rhetorical question.
Passage 1 uses an understatement and rhetorical questions, while passage 2 uses an overstatement and an allusion.

Answer 1

I can’t pick the correct option without seeing the two passages. Could you paste them (or summarize key lines)?

If you want to check yourself, here’s a quick guide to identify each technique so you can match them to the options:

- Rhetorical question: a question asked for effect, not expecting an answer.
- Repetition: same word/phrase repeated anywhere in the passage.
- Parallelism: similar grammatical structure repeated (e.g., “to dream, to dare, to do”).
- Understatement: deliberately downplaying something’s importance.
- Overstatement (hyperbole): exaggerated claim beyond literal truth.
- Tricolon: a list or series of three parallel elements.
- Anaphora: repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
- Allusion: indirect reference to a person, event, or text outside the passage.

If you paste the passages, I’ll identify the techniques and pick the correct option.