Which of the following best describes a rhetorical device?
a technique used in writing or speaking that is intended to persuade
a technique that employs fallacies to confuse or convince the reader
metaphors, fallacies, persuasion, and pathos but not logos
a technique intended to manipulate the reader into believing things that are not true
none of the above
The correct answer is "a technique used in writing or speaking that is intended to persuade". There are numerous ways of doing this, however the most famous is using the three rhetorical techniques used by Cicero, the ethos, logos, and pathos.
