Read the excerpt from
Thomas Paine's Common Sense. What was most likely
to be his purpose in mentioning "cutting throats"?
Wherefore since nothing but blows will do, for God's sake,
let us come to a final separation, and not Jeave the next
generation to be cutting throats, under the violated
unmeaning names of parent and child.
A. To appeal to an uneducated and uncultured audience
B. To establish a comparison between war and violence
C. To evoke strong emotions in his readers
• D. To discourage children from fighting