Read this excerpt from Emerson's speech and answer the question. Indeed, it is the reductio ad absurdum of Slavery, when the governor of Virginia is forced to hang a man whom he declares to be a man of the most integrity, truthfulness, and courage he has ever met.

In this excerpt, which rhetorical feature does Emerson use to convey his point of view?

Emerson uses understatement to dramatically demonstrate that Brown was wrongly imprisoned.
Emerson uses satire to ridicule how unreasonable it is to treat Brown as a criminal.
Emerson uses sarcasm to contrast the dishonesty of the legal decision that led to Brown's penalty.
Emerson uses irony to illustrate the unreasonable judgment that was made against Brown.

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the two (2) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was outlawed in 1919 by theeighteenth amendment. prohibition, as it was called, achieved a number of good results. it lowered the average consumption of alcohol. 4rrests for drunkenness fell sharply. the rate of alcoholism was reduced. if the prohibitionists had been willing to legalize beer and wine, the experiment might have worked. instead, by insisting on a totally “dry” society, they drove thousands of ordinary people to break the law. 1. during prohibition, alcohol was not available. 2. during prohibition, many usually law-abiding people drank illegally. 3. the prohibitionists opposed the use of any form of alcoholic beverage. 4. the prohibitionists were tolerant of moderate social drinking.