It is False that persuasive writing relies on fallacies to make an argument. A Persuasive writing relies on facts that are supported by clear examples.
Personification
The ship has human-like characteristics. The sentence is talking as if the ship has the brains to decide it can sigh and hesitate.
You can remember by seeing that the word "person" is in "personification".
D In the 4th paragraph there is statements that back up this answer
