Read the passage below carefully and then choose true or false. (from speech by Winston Churchill, “The Approaching Conflict,” 1909)

Now, it is discovered that one of these parties possesses an unfair weapon, that one of these parties, after it is beaten at an election, after it is deprived of the support and confidence of the country, after it is destitute of a majority in the representative Assembly, when it sits in the shades of Opposition without responsibility, or representative authority, under the frown, so to speak, of the Constitution, nevertheless (possesses a weapon with which it can harass, vex, impede, affront, humiliate, and finally destroy the most serious labours of the other). The sentence with the parenthesis is the one in bold.

The passage in bold is an example of logos.

True or False?

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

c. a group of tribes that formed a confederacy

they used personification to make the truck seem mean and violent.

hope this !

a is is the correct answer