Read the excerpt below from act 3.2 of the tragedy of julius caesar and answer the question that follows.

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?

a. antithesis
b. paralipsis
c. epimone
d. metonymy