Question

which pair of sentences accurately compares the excerpts the crisis, no. 1 and speech to the second virginia convention? a. thomas paine’s purpose is to persuade his audience to abandon their course of action. patrick henry’s purpose is to exhort his audience to persist in their course of action. b. thomas paine appeals to his audience’s sense of reason using empirical evidence. patrick henry appeals to his audience’s emotions using anecdotal evidence. c. thomas paine’s purpose is to persuade his audience to persist in their course of action. patrick henry’s purpose is to exhort his audience to follow a new course of action. d. thomas paine appeals to his audience’s emotions using a reference to god. patrick henry appeals to his audience’s reason using anecdotal evidence.

Explanation:

In "The Crisis, No. 1", Thomas Paine aimed to persuade people to keep fighting for the American - cause. Patrick Henry in his "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention" exhorted his audience to take up arms and start a new course of action against the British. Paine used emotional appeals and references to God in his writing to stir his audience, while Henry used rhetorical devices to appeal to the emotions of his listeners and also presented reasons for taking action. Option C accurately reflects their purposes.

Answer:

C. Thomas Paine's purpose is to persuade his audience to persist in their course of action. Patrick Henry's purpose is to exhort his audience to follow a new course of action.