Select all the correct answers. Why do authors use rhetorical devices in essays?
to simplify the meaning of the main idea
to increase the credibility of the essay
to evoke a personal response from readers
to show their skill as diverse writers
to compare two or more essays about the same topic

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile