Question 16 of 20
Read the excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil
Government":
How can a man be satisfied to entertain an opinion merely,
and enjoy it? Is there any enjoyment in it, if his opinion is
that he is aggrieved? If you are cheated out of a single
dollar by your neighbor, you do not rest satisfied with
knowing that you are cheated, or with saying that you are
cheated, or even with petitioning him to pay you your due.
Which statement about Thoreau's rhetorical style is most accurate?
A. He uses rhetorical questions to evoke the reader's response.
B. He uses rhetorical questions to anticipate the reader's rebuttal.
Read the excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil
Government":
How can a man be satisfied to entertain an opinion merely,
and enjoy it? Is there any enjoyment in it, if his opinion is
that he is aggrieved? If you are cheated out of a single
dollar by your neighbor, you do not rest satisfied with
knowing that you are cheated, or with saying that you are
cheated, or even with petitioning him to pay you your due.
Which statement about Thoreau's rhetorical style is most accurate?
A. He uses rhetorical questions to evoke the reader's response.
B. He uses rhetorical questions to anticipate the reader's rebuttal.