All of these types of figurative language appear in the excerpt above except . simile
imagery
allusion
hyperbole

for the comment!

different strategies reach different people based on their ability to understand the material. (from personal experience) when writing an argumentative essay write explaining the subject as though your audience never heard of it before and it is just being introduced, then explain why other people hate it also, afterward you would explain why that would be wrong. i hope that : )