How does the
his purpose?
speaker use a rhetorical device to support
• He uses antithesis to persuade the audience that it is
noble to defend one's country.
He uses antithesis to inform the audience of the
actions the men took for the country.
He uses meiosis to persuade the audience that the
men acted bravely during the war.
He uses meiosis to inform the audience of the faults
the men had in their private lives.