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“Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”

Which rhetorical device is most prominent in the excerpt above?

A) Hyperbole

B) Metaphor

C) Irony

D) Allusion

Ɛhia

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A) Melancholic and nostalgic

B) Defiant and resolute

C) Sarcastic and dismissive

D) Objective and detached

Ɛhia

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A) To provide a detailed account of the attacks

B) To criticize intelligence failures

C) To unify and reassure the American public

D) To announce military retaliation

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A) Euphemistic and vague

B) Technical and clinical

C) Emotive and condemnatory

D) Neutral and factual

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A) It introduces ambiguity about the nation’s strength

B) It emphasizes the contrast between physical damage and moral strength

C) It minimizes the severity of the attacks

D) It shifts focus to economic concerns