What effect does the use of a literary device have on the meaning of this passage?

Sure, I've been a commercial pilot for 30 years, have trained over 400
students in the cockpit, and am certified to fly 7 out of 10 of the most
common airliners in the world, but, of course, I'm not an expert on
aviation like you

A. It establishes an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust.

B. It emphasizes that the speaker has more expertise than the
listener.

C. It uses statistics to support a point about the need for more
experience

D. It gives a list of qualifications to establish the speaker's credibility.

Based on how the stage directions are used in this excerpt from act 1 scene 1 of richard iii what was likely the main purpose of providing stage directions in drama

Don't eat the mushroom its poisonous

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.