In the context of this excerpt from “civil disobedience” by henry thoreau, what does the word posterity mean? this american government—what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to transmit itself unimpaired to posterity, but each instant losing some of its integrity? it has not the vitality and force of a single living man; for a single man can bend it to his will. it is a sort of wooden gun to the people themselves.
a) metaphor
b) rhetorical question
c) parallelism
d) logos

B) Rhetorical question

Explanation:

Posterity means the future generations and ,in this excerpt, the word is whithin a rhetorical question. A rhethorical question is a question the author posits without expecting an answer. The writer wants to appeal to the audience's emotions since this sort of question reflects the authour's outrage. Thoreau criticises the American government since he believes this has been constructed by institutions that represent the majority but not the slaves or the Mexicans. Through the rethorical question, he shows that the American government is an instution whose only concern is to be passed from generation to generation as a tradition but not as an integral institution.

dioneo just might be like one of your friends. he is a good looking guy that can say whatever he want and get away with it. he's brings life because he can sing and play the lute. he is also dangerous because he can convince you to do anything for him because his wit is so sharp, you can not resist. dioneo is determined to take the next logical step and initiate a small campaign for freedom of speech. he does this by begging to be released from telling stories that conform to the daily theme. then, during his own time, he chooses a themes that are scandalous and he gets the response he expects.

the answer is d.los mismo