Answer:
.His accusers' rhetoric is attractive but lacking in substance
Explanation:
"they have hardly uttered a word, or not more than a word, of truth...in a set oration duly ornamented with words and phrases"
I think the story would be missing some background info
Answer:
Personification
Explanation:
It is personification beacause it is giving human-like qualities to something that is not human.
fond of steak, very happy, quite upset about it