Which rhetorical device does Paine use to convey his message to the average colonists reading his pamphlet?
A. Appeals to pathos
B. Heightened diction
c. Aphorisms
D. Appeals to ethos

A. Appeal to Pathos

Explanation:

Thomas Paine used his form of rhetoric mainly as an appeal to pathos, especially in writing "The Crisis." He employed pathos to cultivate a sense of solidarity among revolutionaries. A call to loyalty has been accompanied by an urgent plea in the war against Britain to feel associated with others. His frequent use of "we" to show he was one with his audience, was a persuasive tool to pull his audience into sympathizing with his cause.

elise is writing a literary analysis of a biographical essay about emily dickinson.

which of the following should elise use in order to provide a strong claim statement in the introduction to her analysis?

a.  

“a life apart” by julia golding maintains that emily dickenson wrote over a thousand poems during her life.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.