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Read the excerpt from "The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

What if my roommate knew about the female lawyer who recently went to court in Nigeria to challenge a ridiculous law that required women to get their husband’s consent before renewing their passports? What if my roommate knew about Nollywood, full of innovative people making films despite great technical odds, films so popular that they really are the best example of Nigerians consuming what they produce? What if my roommate knew about my wonderfully ambitious hair braider, who has just started her own business selling hair extensions? Or about the millions of other Nigerians who start businesses and sometimes fail, but continue to nurse ambition?

Excerpt from "The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Copyright © 2009 by Chimamanda Adichie, used by permission of The Wylie Agency LLC

Which rhetorical device does Adichie use in this excerpt?

irony
metonymy
synecdoche
rhetorical questio

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rhetorical question

Adichie uses a series of "What if...?" questions to prompt the reader to reconsider assumptions—questions posed for effect, not requiring answers.