I believe the answer is: a statement of significance
In speech, a statement of significance refers to directly conveying the important part of the message at the beginning of the speech. This technique is used by speakers to obtain fast initial attention from the audiences. This is commonly done in a short duration speech
Between the 1870s and 1900, Africa faced European imperialist aggression, diplomatic pressures, military invasions, and eventual conquest and colonization. At the same time, African societies put up various forms of resistance against the attempt to colonize their countries and impose foreign domination.
The term that could be best described as the way that Kevin is thinking is a social comparison. Social comparison is being defined as a way of individual's determine his or her social worth in which could be based from how the person stack against other people in which we could see how Kevin felt better after finding out that Samantha was struggling more than him.
Do you still need it? I can do it but what’s the topic about?