Which detail from paragraph 26 supports the idea that the paw has disturbing and sinister effects on all who possess it? a) it had a spell put on it by an old fakir b) those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow c) the sergeant-major wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives d) mr. white put a spell on it so that others could have three wishes from it

B) those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. this shows the "sinister effect" as giving people sorrow is considered an evil.

the rhetorical devices that he used in "common sense" are syntax for his sentence structure and pathos for his emotion against the british unfairly treating the "americans" and logos of what documents that what happened to the pilgrims when they had the mayflower compact and how that the british were wanting to have one religion but the compact said for any religion to be accepted.