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**Thomas Paine Crisis Number 1** By: J.Nelson G.Davis S.Juarez K.Stratton G.Guido D.Valdovinos



**»nαvigαtiøn«** Crisis Number 1 Text Thesis Rhetorical Shift Background Analysis Author's purpose Rhetorical Devices Works Cited Page __**Thesis:**__ Thomas Paine, a writer in revolutionary America, penned //The Crisis #1// to persuade the colonists to fight back against the oppressive motherland of Britain and obtain freedom from foreign rule. He accomplished this through use of such rhetorical devices as imagery, allusions, ethical appeal, emotional appeal, and logical appeal.