Why doesn't john proctor like reverend parris?

What is tomas paine's central claim in this excerpt

If one writes logically, he will prove his point. is this sentence correct or contains an unwarranted shift in person?

4.in those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. •type of figurative language: •meaning of figurative language: •effect on tone and mood: •effect on audience: choose out of these: hyperbole, irony, historical question, paradox, allusion,metaphor,personification,symbolism and simile