We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denouncs our separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemits in war, in peace friends.

which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used here?

a. ethos
b. deductive reasoning
c. author's purpose
d. logos

to give the reader a sense of the chaos, fear, and havoc taking place

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."

answer: c

explanation: because it has a dangling   construction error. hope this !