Question

read the two excerpts from martin luther king jr.s \the american dream\ speech.

we must come to see that no individual can live alone:
no nation can live alone.

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in a real sense, we must all learn to live together as brothers, or we will all perish together as fools.

what technique makes both excerpts effective?

an appeal to logic
the use of repetition
the use of counterclaims
an appeal to credibility

Explanation:

Analyze the first excerpt

The first excerpt reads: "We must come to see that no individual can live alone: no nation can live alone." This sentence repeats the grammatical structure and the exact phrase "can live alone" to emphasize interconnectedness.

Analyze the second excerpt

The second excerpt reads: "In a real sense, we must all learn to live together as brothers, or we will all perish together as fools." This sentence repeats the structure "live together as..." and "perish together as...", as well as repeating the words "together as."

Identify the shared rhetorical technique

Both excerpts rely heavily on repeating words, phrases, and parallel structures ("can live alone" / "can live alone" and "together as" / "together as") to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing. This is the rhetorical device of repetition.

Answer:

• an appeal to logic
• the use of repetition (Correct answer)
• the use of counterclaims
• an appeal to credibility