Question

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 paine’s purpose is to persuade his audience to abandon their course of action
patrick henry’s purpose is to exhort his audience to persist in their course of action
b. thomas paine appeals to his audience’s sense of reason using empirical evidence
patrick henry appeals to his audience’s emotions using anecdotal evidence.
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
d. thomas paine appeals to his audience’s emotions using a reference to god
patrick henry appeals to his audience’s reason using anecdotal evidence.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option A: Thomas Paine in "The Crisis, No. 1" encourages persistence in the revolutionary cause, not abandoning action. So A is wrong.
• Analyze Option B: Patrick Henry in his speech uses appeals to emotion (e.g., "Give me liberty or give me death") and logical arguments, not mainly anecdotal evidence. Also, Paine uses both reason and emotion, not just empirical evidence. So B is wrong.
• Analyze Option C: Paine's "The Crisis, No. 1" aims to persuade colonists to keep fighting for independence (persist in action). Henry's "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention" exhorts the audience to take the new course of action (fight for independence, break from Britain). This matches their purposes.
• Analyze Option D: Paine's appeals are more about reason and shared struggle, not mainly religious references. Henry's appeals are more emotional, not just reason with anecdotal evidence. So D is wrong.

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