In the very, very simplest terms, judging the validity of an argument starts centers around this process:
1) Identify the rhetoric (Lines of Argument) from the actual, formal reasons. Separate the persuasive language from the actual claims to truth and fact.
2) Analyze those reasons (claims to truth and fact) by identifying their logic (often in the Implicit Reasons) and evidence.
3) Test and evaluate the logic and evidence; identify logical errors and ask whether the evidence can and has been tested and objectively, repeatedly, factually verified.
The correct answer is B.
This answer has no examples of figurative language. King wrote this line for it to be interpreted literally.
On the contraty, answers A, C and D, all contain metaphors.
Answer: B
Explanation: subjects quickly became affected by their power or lack of power
1.C 2.D 3.B. 4.A btw im right