Why did Dad "rethink" the idea of sending Greg to the military academy?

Why is reasoning relivant to reading and evaluate text?

Brutus: but as he was ambitious, i slew him. . who is here so base that would be a bondman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so rude that would not be a roman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so vile that will not love his country? if any, speak, for him have i offended. i pause for a reply. which rhetorical device does brutus use in this excerpt?

If you begin to question the validity of the catholic church's teachings, then you could be considered a