Which pair of sentences best compares the two excerpts? thomas paine's purpose is to persuade his audience to abandon their course of action. patrick henry's purpose is to exhort his audience to persist in their course of action. thomas paine appeals to his audience's sense of reason using empirical evidence. patrick henry appeals to his audience's emotions using anecdotal evidence. thomas paine's purpose is to persuade his audience to persist in their course of action. patrick henry's purpose is to exhort his audience to follow a new course of action. thomas paine appeals to his audience's emotions using a reference to god. patrick henry appeals to his audience's reason using anecdotal evidence.