Now, i have no means of totally disproving such charges as this which the judge makes. a man cannot prove a negative; but he has a right to claim, that when a man makes an affirmative charge, he must offer some proof to show the truth of what he says. i certainly cannot introduce testimony to show the negative about things, but i have a right to claim that if a man says he knows a thing, then he must show how he knows it. i always have a right to claim this, and it is not satisfactory to me that he may be “conscientious” on the subject. does the author use a consistent tone in the passage? no, the author switches from casual to formal diction. no, the author switches from subjective to condescending diction. yes, the author uses diction that is academic and formal. yes, the author uses diction that is lighthearted and informal. answer - c. ( just took the test)

Yes, the author uses diction that is lighthearted and informal.

Explanation:

We can see that the author used formal academic diction by using formal (or cultured) language without colloquial (or informal), regional or slang expressions; that is. The author wrote with grammatical rigor and syntactically correct sentences. The paragraph was composed with a wealth of vocabulary, trying not to repeat words in paragraphs and passing on direct, clear and focused information.

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war

wallop

to hot or strike with a hand blow

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