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Read these sentences from the Declaration of Independence. How does Jefferson structure the argument to make it clear and convincing?

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
A. He uses simile and personification to emphasize his positive tone.
B. He uses rhetorical questions to emphasize his main point.
C. He uses a metaphor to convey a particular meaning.
D. He uses parallelism to create a strong rhythm and memorable ideas.

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He uses parallelism to create a strong rhythm and memorable ideas.-----APEX

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User Yuanzz
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There are no rhetorical questions here (or any questions) and no metaphors: the text is quite literal ( so we reject the options B and D).

I also find no personification, after all the text discusses a person already !

The correct answer is D, and the parallelism is of a form
(He has... ,[reason or more detail])
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User Noor Dawod
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