Question

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?
a antithesis
b irony
c rhetorical question
d zeugma

Explanation:

A rhetorical question is a question posed not to get an answer, but to make a point. Tori's question "Do elephants fly?" is not seeking a response; it's used to emphasize that there is no easy way to avoid social media pressure, as the answer is obviously no. Antithesis involves contrasting ideas, irony is a contrast between expectation and reality, and zeugma is using a word to modify two others in different ways, none of which apply here.

Answer:

c. Rhetorical question