Question

We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth – and listen to the song of the siren till she transforms us into beasts.What two rhetorical strategies does he most clearly use here?

A. He uses simile to emphasize logos.
B. He uses metaphor to appeal to pathos.
C. He uses personification to appeal to ethos.
D. He uses parallelism to build pathos.

Answer 1

The author uses metaphor and personification in the given statement to convey the idea of ignoring painful truths and succumbing to temptation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two rhetorical strategies that the author most clearly uses in the given statement are metaphor and personification.

The statement 'listen to the song of the siren till she transforms us into beasts' is a metaphor, comparing the allure of the siren's song to our tendency to ignore painful truths. The author also uses personification by giving the siren human characteristics, appealing to our emotions and sense of ethos.

Answer 2

He uses metaphors to appeal to pathos