Which sentence from the passage is the best example of the author's attempt to develop interest and engage his audience?
a) glass also forms naturally when lava bursts from a volcano and then cools.
b) it would then make sense that a natural byproduct of the fiery volcanic explosions is a glass formation called obsidian.
c) at one time or another, we have all pressed our hands against a window and looked through a pane of glass to view the world
d) whether formed naturally or through manufacturing, the most common way of making glass is to superheat silica or quartzite sand to its melting point.

The answer is C, the author wants to relate his passage to the readers daily life.

The answer is

C)At one time or another, we have all pressed our hands against a window and looked through a pane of glass to view the world outside...

Explanation:

The author's attempt to develop interest and engage his audience making the reader answers himself what happens next.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."