Which statement best describes Thomas Paine's use of evidence in the passage? ОА Paine used empirical evidence to support the claim that the Continental Army had performed creditably.
OB. Palne used empirical evidence to support his claim that Howe's Army had decisively defeated the Continental Army.
OC. Paine used anecdotal evidence to support his claim that the Continental Army had performed creditably.
OD. Palne used anecdotal evidence to support his claim that Howe's Army had decisively defeated the Continental Army.
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What are all of the literally devices in the poem l’envoi by willa cather

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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile