What is irony? A. A contradiction between what is expected and what really
happens
B. The use of extreme exaggeration
C. A point of view in which the narrator is a character
D. A particular way of speaking

A. A contradiction between what is expected and what really happens.

in paragraph 6 of "sinners in the hands of an angry god" by jonathan edwards, he talks about how doing good things alone will not save men from going to hell because they're at the mercy of the will of god. "spiritual reform" provides men with a false sense of safety.

answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.