In The Crisis, No. 1, Paine uses aphorisms to appeal to the emotions and logic of the patriots. An aphorism is
A. an appeal to the senses, painting a picture in the mind.
B. a conceptual framework for comparing individual literary works.
C. a style of language that is more informal, replicating a conversational tone to mimic everyday speech.
D. a concise statement of a principle containing a personal truth or observation, usually in a clever tone.
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