Another dominant precedent of John Steinbeck’s use of influential language is the rhetorical question. Throughout the story John Steinbeck is questioning the morals and right doings of the congress. Steinbeck uses the rhetorical question to again question congress, “Surely Congress has the right to ask me anything on any subject. The question is: Should Congress take advantage of that right?” (ll. 14-15). By using a rhetorical question John Steinbeck forces the reader to think and come to a conclusion on their own rather than a textual analysis. By forcing the reader to come to a conclusion on their own is ultimately more effective because it makes the reader believe that they have formulated their own opinion. By using this tactic John Steinbeck