This is False.
The first American novel is called "The Power of Sympathy" and was written by William Hill Brown in 1789.
Answer:
I am not sure but I think the answer is of option B.
The authors use rhetorical devices to increase the credibility of the essay. This is the most correct answer of all those mentioned because it directly corresponds to ethos, the rhetorical appeal to credibility.
The following sentence that is correctly punctuated is C.