An effective argument is established by taking the time to look at both sides of an issue.
Discrediting someone's argument or learning the popular opinion is not a good way of creating arguments, while it is not very subjective to decide what is better and what is worse.
I always like to think of figurative meaning as deeper meaning: what is the narrator really trying to get the reader to understand? Once you have your answer, think about the key words in that excerpt that helped you uncover the figurative meaning-- these will always be figurative devices, so you're already half way through this question. (pro tip: stick to the text to uncover it-- don't stray to far from the information you are being provided)
Lastly, you're being asked to identify literary devices here, do you notice any symbols? Something that usually stands for something else that might relate to that deeper/figurative meaning? Also, think about how the way in which the author phrased these symbols impacted the overall deeper meaning.
Answer:
they use strong feelings to change minds
Explanation:
Things that influences decision-making will be your mood, what you have going on and whether you want to do it