10 Points Read the following excerpt from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and answer the question that follows: "Not one third of the
inhabitants, even of this province, [Pennsylvania), are of English descent. Wherefore, I reprobate the phrase of Parent or Mother
Country applied to England only, as being false, selfish, narrow and ungenerous. But, admitting that we were all of English
descent, what does it amount to? Nothing. Britain, being now an open enemy, extinguishes every other name and title: and to say
that reconciliation is our duty, is truly farcical. The first king of England, of the present line (William the Conqueror) was a
Frenchman, and half the peers of England are descendants from the same country; wherefore, by the same method of reasoning,
England ought to be governed by France." The line "But, admitting that we were all of English descent, what does it amount to?
Nothing." is an example of what?
A. Precedent
B Ethos
C. Pathos
D. Logos

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explanation:

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.

in the line from the end of the story "the cask of the amontillado," by edgar allan poe, the narrator has put the last stone on the wall, thus sentencing fortunato to death. just like that montresor associates his feeling of sickness to the humidity of the catacombs, and seems to be glad he has taken revenge on fortunato. however, montresor's last words are "in pace requiescat," which mean "may he rest in peace." as a result, it can be inferred that he hides or does not want to assume his guilt or remorse for killing fortunato in such a horrible way.