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I think it is letter D. Repetition
The following is an example of which rhetorical device?

We have nothing to fear except fear itself.


A. persuasion


B. logic


C. emotion


D. repetition

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In this specific case, we have a type of repetition called polyptoton, which is the repetition of words derived from the same root. In "We have nothing to fear except fear itself," the word fear is repeated.

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