Read this excerpt from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and answer the question.
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In your statement you assert that our actions, even though peaceful, must be condemned because they precipitate violence. But is this a logical assertion? Isn't this like condemning a robbed man because his possession of money precipitated the evil act of robbery? Isn't this like condemning Socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? Isn't this like condemning Jesus because his unique God consciousness and never ceasing devotion to God's will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? (paragraph 21 of “Letter from Birmingham Jail”)
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The series of questions in the excerpt is best described as _.

A.quotations
B.images
C.metaphorical
D.rhetorical

The correct answer would be option D: "rhetorical". A rhetorical question is a question that is made, not looking for an answer, instead, as a way to make a statement which is the authors intent in the excerpt. The author does not use quotations (to cite another person's ideas), nor does he use metaphors (a phrase that cannot be literally applied) and there are no images (visual representations) therefore options A, B and C are incorrect.