Question

the attack yesterday on the hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to american naval and military forces. i regret to tell you that very many american lives have been lost. in addition, american ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between san francisco and honolulu. yesterday, the japanese government also launched an attack against malaya. last night, japanese forces attacked hong kong. last night, japanese forces attacked guam. last night, japanese forces attacked the philippine islands. last night, the japanese attacked wake island. and this morning, the japanese attacked midway island... i ask that the congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by japan on sunday, december 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. adapted from franklin delano roosevelt, \pearl harbor address to the nation\ in the text in bold, what rhetorical strategy does franklin delano roosevelt use? he exaggerates a point. he uses repetition. he uses a symbol.

Explanation:

Roosevelt repeatedly starts sentences with "Yesterday", "Last night", and "And this morning" to list Japanese - attacks. This is the rhetorical strategy of repetition, which emphasizes the scale and frequency of Japanese aggression, strengthening the call for war declaration. There is no exaggeration, and no symbols are used.

Answer:

He uses repetition.