Nikolai is participating in a group discussion. several of his peers have spoken before it is his turn, and he completely disagrees with them. which is a positive way of responding to them?

a. telling them that they do not know what they are talking about, and then giving his view
b. asking the moderator to stop the others from talking, and then giving his view instead
c. ignoring the others altogether since they do not know much, and waiting until he can give his view
d. asking his peers to explain their reasoning, listening closely, and then giving his view

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).

dude, * is in your own words, not mine.

* = the answer