Patriots succeeded in convincing others to support the American Revolution. Which sentence from the article provides the BEST support for the statement above? (A) Patriots believed that revolution would merely flare up at a later date. (B) Those who supported Britain might have felt a deep sense of loyalty and patriotism to the mother country. (C) As the conflict dragged on, however, patriots won the war of propaganda. (D) Patriots publicly humiliated loyalists and encouraged violence against them.