09quincy:
What rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from Mark Twain's "The Danger of Lying in Bed"?
Mercury:
passage: The man in the ticket-office said: "Have an accident insurance ticket, also?" "No," I said, after studying the matter over a little. "No, I believe not; I am going to be traveling by rail all day today. However, tomorrow I don't travel. Give me one for tomorrow." The man looked puzzled. He said: "But it is for accident insurance, and if you are going to travel by rail—" "If I am going to travel by rail I sha'n't need it. Lying at home in bed is the thing I am afraid of."
Mercury:
choices: allusion rhetorical question anecdote logic thoughts? as a major hint the narrarator is recalling a *short story/incident* from his past to make his point that travelling by train is not as dangerous for the individual as staying in bed (statistically) which of these 4 choices is closest to this idea?
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