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Which sentence in this excerpt from thomas paine's "the crisis, no. 1" best summarizes thomas paine's method of persuasion?
a. he provides empirical evidence to show that perseverance will lead to success in a prolonged war.
b. he provides empirical evidence to show that the future will be bleak if the people do not act as he suggests.
c. he appeals to his readers' emotions by imagining the consequences of not acting as he suggests.
d. he appeals to his readers' emotions by portraying the benefits of engaging in a prolonged war.
by perseverance and fortitude we have the prospect of a glorious issue; by cowardice and submission, the sad choice of a variety of evils—a ravaged country—a depopulated city—habitations without safety, and slavery without hope—our homes turned into barracks and bawdy-houses for hessians, and a future race to provide for, whose fathers we shall doubt of. look on this picture and weep over it! and if there yet remains one thoughtless wretch who believes it not, let him suffer it unlamented.

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