Read the selection below and answer the question. but when shall we be stronger? will it be the next week, or the next year? will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a british guard shall be stationed in every house? shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? which of the following best describes the quotation?

Rhetorical questions.

Explanation:

Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention" was intended to persuade Virginian politicians through these rhetorical questions in order to induce the readers' thinking into the argument to emphasize a particular point, idea or perception. These questions are usually employed as a thought-provoking tool to subtly influence the audience. These questions tend to elicit their thoughts and strong emotions and their answer would provide support to his central argument. Thus, the rhetorical question would best describe and exemplify this quotation.

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