In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for

Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions

have been answered only by repeated injury.

Which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used here?

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A. Ethos

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B. Deductive logic

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C. Inductive logic

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D. Logos

A. Ethos

Explanation:

Ethos is a device that appeals to one's ethics, a sense of right and wrong, and is used to lend credibility to what is being said by this appeal.

In the given statement, credibility is clearly established by assuring persistence through "every stage", and "repeated Petitions," and modesty and humility through "the most humble terms" even when the times were those of "Oppression." This has an effect of lending to the narrator a good, humble, and persevering character which appeals to the ethics of the readers.

The answer cannot be 'deductive logic', as there's no specific conclusion drawn from a general truth; or 'inductive logic, because there's no generalisation made from a specific example. The excerpt isn't based on logic and evidence, and hence, it cannot be 'logos' either.