Question

1. read this modern criticism of the actions of the revolutionists and decide the validity of its argument. how does this rhetorical device in the antithesis statement persuade the reader? it is persuasive because the words are ambiguous. it compares liberty with death such as in a simile. it is saying there are only two choices and no middle ground. it is inferring that the british will reward the colonists.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: Antithesis uses contrast, not ambiguity, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 2: Antithesis is contrast, not a simile (which uses "like/as"), so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 3: Antithesis often presents two opposing choices (no middle ground), which matches the idea of only two choices.
• Analyze Option 4: The statement about British rewarding colonists is not related to antithesis' persuasive mechanism here.

Answer:

C. It is saying there are only two choices and no middle ground.