Question

Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number IV.

Answer 1

Answer : Raise their anger by making them feel about the current position and contempt for British troops.

Explanation : Paine tries to increase the rage amongst the American soldiers people by defining that they stronger than the Britisher troops as those troops are equal to robbers. He wants the American soldiers to fight back with more power along with the Britishers troop.

Answer 2

In this excerpt, Paine uses a rhetorical device to encourage readers to feel anger and contempt for the British troops.

The American Crisis is a pamphlet series by 18th century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine, originally published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution.