Question

read the following excerpt from president john f. kennedy’s \we choose to go to the moon\ speech. then, answer the question that follows. i do say that space can be explored and mastered without feeding the fires of war, without repeating the mistakes that man has made in extending his writ around this globe of ours. which rhetorical device does kennedy use to support his argument? antithesis: he is contrasting space with fires figurative language: he is using alliteration and an idiom to calm the audience about the space race irony: he is saying the opposite of what he means about fires rhetorical question: he issues a statement about fire in the form of a question

Explanation:

Kennedy contrasts the peaceful, collaborative exploration of space with the destructive "fires of war" (past violent conflicts humanity has engaged in). Antithesis is the rhetorical device that sets two opposing ideas in contrast to emphasize a point, which matches this excerpt. The other options are incorrect: there is no alliteration/idiom for figurative language here, he does not say the opposite of his meaning (no irony), and no rhetorical question is used.

Answer:

Antithesis: he is contrasting space with fires