Paine says that it is irrational and absurd for such a huge amount of land with practically unlimited resources, to be dominated by such a small island. So basically he said that the argument lacks evidence and ethos
Your answer is B. i am sure
It could be to explain something, or maybe to express something, or just to get their story out into the open.
You randomly select a passage or piece of text from something such as Homer or the Holy Bible and use it as your oracle.