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select 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:

In "The Crisis, No. 1", Thomas Paine aimed to persuade people to keep fighting, i.e., persist in their course of action. In "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention", Patrick Henry exhorted his audience to take up arms and follow a new course of action (revolution).

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.