question 1 of 20\nread the following passage from resistance to civil government by henry david…

question 1 of 20\nread the following passage from resistance to civil government by henry david thoreau:\nmust the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislation? why has every man a conscience, then? i think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. it is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.\nhow does thoreau use a rhetorical question in this passage?\na. to probe why people in general have a conscience\nb. to ask the reader to choose between two impossible options\nc. to encourage the reader to research a sensible answer\nd. to prompt the reader to provide an obvious answer

question 1 of 20\nread the following passage from resistance to civil government by henry david thoreau:\nmust the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislation? why has every man a conscience, then? i think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. it is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.\nhow does thoreau use a rhetorical question in this passage?\na. to probe why people in general have a conscience\nb. to ask the reader to choose between two impossible options\nc. to encourage the reader to research a sensible answer\nd. to prompt the reader to provide an obvious answer

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Brief Explanations:

Rhetorical questions are used to make a point rather than to get an answer. In this passage, Thoreau's rhetorical questions ("Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislation? Why has every man a conscience, then?") are not seeking factual responses. They are prompting the reader to think about the obvious answer - that citizens should not blindly follow laws (resign conscience to legislation) because they have a conscience. This aligns with the purpose of using rhetorical questions to lead the reader to an obvious conclusion.

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D. To prompt the reader to provide an obvious answer