Can someone help me with this

According to the author, where can we find the answer to our nation’s “most pressing problem”? does that seem logical?

Brutus: but as he was ambitious, i slew him. . who is here so base that would be a bondman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so rude that would not be a roman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so vile that will not love his country? if any, speak, for him have i offended. i pause for a reply. which rhetorical device does brutus use in this excerpt?

Andy bernard laughed at my joke, spitting out his water. complete thought incomplete thought