Question

PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION ASAP! Which statement about Thoreau's rhetorical style is most accurate?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Thoreau uses rhetorical questions to evoke the reader's response.

Explanation:

"Resistance to Civil Disobedience" is an essay also known as 'Civil Disobedience.' The essay is a written form of lecture given by Henry David Thoreau in January, 1848, before the Concord Lyceum audience.

The essay was written after Thoreau spent one night in jail on the charge for refusing to pay the poll tax. In July, 1846.

In the given passage, Thoreau has used the rhetorical question to evoke the reader's response. To force them to think about their beliefs on government. By using the rhetorical question device,  Thoreau is urging his reader to brain storm their thinking and to respond to his questions about their belief on government.

Thus the correct answer is option A.