Read the following excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government."

Question

When I meet a government which says to me, "Your money or your life," why should I be in haste to give it my money? It may be in a great strait, and not know what to do: I cannot help that. It must help itself; do as I do. It is not worth the while to snivel about it. I am not responsible for the successful working of the machinery of society.
Which of these rhetorical devices does Thoreau most clearly use here?

A.
Logos

B.
Rhyme

C.
Ethos

Answer 1

A. Logos