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the crisis, no. 1by thomas paine (excerpt)these are the times that try mens souls. the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. what we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated. britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but \to bind us in all cases whatsoever\ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to god.speech to the second virginia conventionby patrick henry (excerpt)we have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain. shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? what terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted? let us not, i beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves longer. sir, we have done everything that could be done, to avert the storm which is now coming on. we have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and parliament. our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have been treated with disdain and contempt; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne. in vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. there is no longer any room for hope. if we wish to be free, if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges forselect the correct answer.which pair of sentences accurately compares the excerpts \the crisis, no. 1\ and \speech to the second virginia convention\?a. thomas paines purpose is to persuade his audience to abandon their course of action.patrick henrys purpose is to exhort his audience to persist in their course of action.b. thomas paine appeals to his audiences sense of reason using empirical evidence.patrick henry appeals to his audiences emotions using anecdotal evidence.c. thomas paines purpose is to persuade his audience to persist in their course of action.patrick henrys purpose is to exhort his audience to follow a new course of action.d. thomas paine appeals to his audiences emotions using a reference to god.patrick henry appeals to his audiences reason using anecdotal evidence.

Explanation:

Thomas Paine's excerpt from The Crisis, No. 1 uses emotional appeals (e.g., framing the conflict as honorable, referencing "Heaven") to urge the audience to keep fighting, so his purpose is to exhort persistence. Patrick Henry's speech uses logical reasoning: he outlines past attempts at reconciliation that failed, using this anecdotal/historical evidence to argue for a new course of action.

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.