4. PART A: According to Henry, what are the "means" (Paragraph 4) the colonies have to [RI.4]
defeat the British?
A
The colonies have resources and knowledge of the land on their side.
B. Henry believes they have the sense of justice and reason on their side.
C., Henry believes they have God and faith on their side to assist them, implying
that he thinks the British do not.
D. The colonies have the people willing to fight, as well as allies, and a just cause on
their side.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

jim mohr

explanation:

what statement is most clearly an example of logos?