Which rhetorical device makes the situation less serious than it is? A. ad hominem
B. understatement
C. overstatement
D. ethos

Understatement

B

Explanation:

The term understatement refers to a literary tool which is used by speakers and writers alike to make a case which is severe to appear as less severe.

It is a kind of way of communicating the happenings in a situation in a manner that speaks less of the severity of the situation is question. In other words, it is a literary manner of conveying information about the happenings surrounding a situation in a way that makes it look like the situation at hand is not as serious as what it is actually

Hence, when you represent a particular happening less than what it is actually is, then what you’ve done is that you’ve made use of an understatement

these are all different formats for citing your sources in a research paper. mla stands for modern language association. apa stands for american psychological association. cms stands for the chicago manual of style.

first of all wood chucks don't "chuck" wood. none, and for the fun of the answer the amount of wood chucked would be a lot!

explanation:

a wood chuck is a ground hog, it belongs to the family of large underground squirrels. it belongs to the family of marmots. ground hogs eat grasses, berry's, and other vegetation.