Question

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Tory is writing a speech about the negative influence of social media. Read the excerpt from her speech. Then, answer the question that follows.

As a peer mentor, many teens ask me if there is an easy way to avoid the pressure social media presents. Do elephants fly?

Which rhetorical device has Tori used in the bolded portion of the excerpt?

Antithesis
Irony
Rhetorical question
Zeugma

Answer 1

Tori has used a rhetorical question

Answer 2

Tori has used a Rhetorical question in the bolded portion of the excerpt. A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in which a question is asked for effect rather than to receive an answer. In this case, the question "Do elephants fly?" serves to emphasize the idea that there is no easy way to avoid the pressure of social media, as the answer is obviously "no."