Reread this example of rhetoric from the passage. to him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciations of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and , with all your religious parade,… which statement best describes how this use of rhetoric affects the speech? using phrases related to the same subject refocuses interest on the original topic. referring to similar topics in each phrase highlights the most important point of the speech. by repeating words, the speaker creates a dramatic delivery to emphasize an important point. by using similar phrasing, the speaker links one part of the speech to another.