Question

question 9 of 10
read this passage:
and now the boy is turning to me. \tell me,\ he asks, \what have you done with my future, what have you done with your life?\ and i tell him that i have tried. that i have tried to keep memory alive, that i have tried to fight those who would forget. because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices.

• elie wiesel, nobel prize acceptance speech, 1986

what rhetorical strategy is wiesel using in this passage?
a. repetition, to prove a point
b. pathos, to appeal to our emotions
c. logos, to provide facts and evidence
d. ethos, to show that he is credible

Explanation:

The passage uses repetition of "that I have tried" to emphasize the speaker's efforts. Repetition is a rhetorical strategy used to prove a point by highlighting key ideas.

Answer:

A. Repetition, to prove a point