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

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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

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anonymous · Answer

I think A