Based on the excerpt of the student's speech, it can be said that the rhetorical device being used is "Ethos". The excerpt is trying to make an appeal to ethics. The speaker is trying to establish his credibility by making enumeration of what he has done and what he can do.He is trying to convince the audience of his character and his capability.
Human activity has destroyed the nests of leather back sea turtles on beaches around the world. Consequently, the leather back population has dropped in the last century.
