“How long can we ignore the obesity problem in this country? This problem is like a toothache, we can ignore it, but it is just
going to get worse. I know that if we work together we can fix this issue. Which rhetorical device is NOT being used in this presentation? A. Personal Pronouns
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Rhetorical question
The rhetorical device that is NOT being used in this presentation is metaphor, as stated in option C and further explained below.
<h3>What is a rhetorical device?</h3>
Rhetorical devices are techniques used by authors or speaker in order to persuade the audience of something. This question requires us to analyze the presentation and figure out which rhetorical device is NOT being used.
Let's break each device down below:
Personal pronouns: They are used in the passage. The speaker or author chooses to use "we" as a way to persuade readers that everyone should be involved.
Simile: It is used. There is a simile in the line "This problem is like a toothache."
Metaphor: It is NOT used. A metaphor is a comparison that, unlike a simile, does not use the words "like" or "as". There is no such comparison in the presentation.
Rhetorical question: it is used. The very opening of the passage is the rhetorical question, "How long can we ignore the obesity problem in this country?"
With the information above in mind, we can choose option C as the correct answer for this question.
