Question

read the passage from an essay on man. self - love and reason to one end aspire, pain their aversion, pleasure their desire; but greedy that, its object would devour, this taste the honey, and not wound the flowr the author contrasts words with positive and negative connotations to create humor. encourage debate. clarify his argument. make an emotional appeal.

Explanation:

Contrasting positive and negative - connoted words helps in making the argument clear. It emphasizes the differences and makes the author's point more understandable.

Answer:

clarify his argument.