The social background of the character or author in a piece of literature is a part of his or her: a. rhetoric. b. culture. c. medium. d. genre

B. culture

Explanation:

Medium is an agency or means of doing something. Literature, a medium is the physical structure in which the work is passed along.

Rhetoric is a bunch of techniques which one can use to convince the others of his or her point of view.

Genre is basically a category.

In the end, we have culture, which can be defined as: "the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group."

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

c) problem and solution