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. parallelism b. emotional language c. a metaphor d. a rhetorical question

A. Parallelism.

Explanation: Parallelism is a literary device, also often used as a rhetorical device, that consists in the repetition of the grammatical structure of words or phrases in sentences or paragraph. In the given sentence by Thomas Paine, we can see a clear example of parallelism, when he lists the element, maintaining the structure of an adjective followed by a noun (simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense).

he can eat everything and drink whatever he wants

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