Question

question 4 of 10 read this sentence from common sense. in the following pages i offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense. thomas paine most clearly begins his argument with what rhetorical strategy? a. a rhetorical question b. emotional language c. parallelism d. a metaphor

Explanation:

Parallelism is the repetition of similar grammatical structures. In the sentence "In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense", the phrases "simple facts", "plain arguments", and "common sense" follow a similar grammatical structure (adjective - noun). It is not a rhetorical question (no question is asked), not emotional language (no strong emotions conveyed), and not a metaphor (no comparison between unlike things).

Answer:

C. Parallelism