Question

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

Answer 1

A Definition of rhetorical device>In rhetoric, a rhetorical device or resource of language is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading him or her towards considering a topic from a different perspective, using sentences designed to encourage or provoke a rational argument

Answer 2

So it would be A

Answer 3

Often times when a writer uses rhetorical English then he would use whatever literary devices at his reach to try to convience the reader into thinking that he is right.