Answer: B. language and descriptions to arouse the emotions, often pity and sympathy, in particular, of readers.
Explanation: there are many rhetorical devices used in texts and speeches to help persuade or convince the audience of a perspective in a controversial topic. Some rhetorical devices that are often used are logos, ethos and pathos. Logos is appealing to the audience's logic, ethos is appealing to the audience's ethics and pathos is appealing to the audience's emotions, so the correct answer is option B.
