Question

Which rhetorical device is Black Hawk using in this passage from his surrender speech?

"The white men despise the Indians, and drive them from their homes. But the Indians are not deceitful. The white men speak bad of the Indian, and look at him spitefully. But the Indian does not tell lies; Indians do not steal."
A. Contrasting statements
B. Irony
C. Repetition
D. Rhetorical question

Answer 1

Im gonna go with A. Contrasting statements
Heres an Example of something else which is very similar to the passage above.
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/2833/1-contrasting-statements
“The kitchen was usually filled with delicious smells; however, today the scent was repulsive.” I will explain how the first part of the sentence helps me understand the word “repulsive”. I know that the second part of the sentence is a contrasting statement because it uses the word “but”. Often, contrasting statements will start with words such as “but,” “however,” or “although”.