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Read this excerpt from Common Sense:It is not in the power of Britain to do this continent justice. . . . To be always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or a petition, waiting four or five months for an answer, which when obtained requires five or six more to explain it in, will in a few years be looked upon as folly and childishness — There was a time when it was proper, and there is a proper time for it to cease.Which of the following best describes the rhetorical appeals being used?A.A mixture of ethos and pathosB.Mostly pathos; no logos or ethosC.Mostly ethos; no pathos or logosD.A mixture of pathos and logos

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Read this excerpt from Common Sense:It is not in the power of Britain to do this continent justice. . . . To be always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or a petition, waiting four or five months for an answer, which when obtained requires five or six more to explain it in, will in a few years be looked upon as folly and childishness — There was a time when it was proper, and there is a proper time for it to cease.Which of the following best describes the rhetorical appeals being used?A.A mixture of ethos and pathosB.Mostly pathos; no logos or ethosC.Mostly ethos; no pathos or logosD.A mixture of pathos and logos

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The excerpt from Common Sense uses a mixture of pathos and logos (Option D). The author, Thomas Paine, uses pathos by appealing to the readers' emotions with words such as "folly and childishness" to describe the inefficiency and absurdity of the current system. He also uses logos by providing a logical argument about the impracticality of always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or a petition and waiting for months for an answer. This combination of emotional and logical appeal is intended to persuade the reader to agree with his viewpoint.

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