The question "how does the author say what he says" is a question of
a) interpretation
b) analysis
c) evaluation
explain why this is correct.

The interpretation questions aim to explain or describe the event, just catch the events. The evaluation questions aim to justify, discuss or reject the events. The analysis questions aim to analyze what happened, why this happened, look for the explanation of the events. Following these descriptions, the question "How does the author say what he says" is a question of analysis because is not just asking what the author said neither why did the author say it, instead request to analyze how. The answer is B.

in this text, paine use the word “ye” several times in order to  capture  the  attention of the colonists who   haven't understand the   importance and urgency of his cause. the word "ye" that is the plural of   "thou" is used to call the colonists attention and make the fight for the cause.