Read the following two selections from the
article.
The gazette publishers and
pamphlet printers also circulated
the writings of commentators such
as Samuel Adams, John Dickinson
and Thomas Paine, who rose to the
status of opinion leaders.
Exposure to the same arguments
and debates gave rise to a shared
political vocabulary, expressed in
slogans such as "no taxation without
representation," and helped spread
regional sentiment and support for
both the patriotic and royalist
causes.
How do these two selections MOST contribute
to the effectiveness of the author's argument?