In the following pages i offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense. thomas paine most clearly begins his argument with what rhetorical strategy? a. parallelism b. emotional language c. a metaphor d. a rhetorical question

A. Parallelism.

Explanation: Parallelism is a literary device, also often used as a rhetorical device, that consists in the repetition of the grammatical structure of words or phrases in sentences or paragraph. In the given sentence by Thomas Paine, we can see a clear example of parallelism, when he lists the element, maintaining the structure of an adjective followed by a noun (simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense).

answer: b (host)

viruses use the cells of living organisms to reproduce. the cell which is used by virus is called as "host cell". it is a living cell in which virus multiplies, example bacteria, plant or an animal cell.

in this, the virus is a parasite, which uses host cell for its benefit (reproduction) by using the cell machinary of host cell.