Which statement best expresses the advice offered by the speaker in “To James”?

To choose a good persuasive essay topic,begin with a big idea,narrow it down,and a.then narrow it down more; it is impossible to have a topic that is too narrow. b.do some research to see what you should write about c.specify-ask a question you want answered in your argument

How did the different childhood homes of doris lessing could have impacted her storytelling?

Which type of rhetoric is used in this sentence? while i'm certain some will disagree with what i'm about to say, i respectfully ask them to listen to the evidence i will provide to support my claim