Question

select the correct answer.
what type of evidence is used in this excerpt from \the crisis, no. 1\ by thomas paine?

i once felt all that kind of anger, which a man ought to feel, against the mean principles that are held by the tories: a noted one, who kept a tavern at amboy, was standing at his door, with as pretty a child in his hand, about eight or nine years old, as i ever saw, and after speaking his mind as freely as he thought was prudent, finished with this unfatherly expression, \well! give me peace in my day.\ not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must some time or other finally take place, and a generous parent should have said, \if there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.\

a. empirical evidence
b. emotional evidence
c. logical evidence
d. anecdotal evidence

Explanation:

The excerpt from "The Crisis, No. 1" by Thomas Paine uses a short story or account of a specific incident (the Tory at Amboy with his child and his statement) to make a point. Anecdotal evidence is based on personal stories or individual experiences, which matches this situation. Empirical evidence is based on observation/experiment, emotional is based on feelings, and logical is based on reasoning/arguments; this is a personal anecdote.

Answer:

D. anecdotal evidence