But the influence of children goes further than its first trifling effort of remaking heaven and earth. it forces us actually to remodel our conduct in accordance with this revolutionary theory of the marvellousness of all things." what effect is achieved by the use of the transition word "but" to start this, the first sentence of the third paragraph? a) it underlines the fact that nothing is known for certain. b) it emphasizes that the most crucial aspect of this description hasn't yet been revealed. c) it presents a caveat to what had been previously been stated, but not a total contradiction. d) it suggests a contradiction to the information that had been related in the previous paragraph.

The correct answer is ( D ).  The connector “But” is used at the beginning of the sentence to introduce a COUNTER-ARGUMENT which is a viewpoint that is in opposition to a previous  argument.

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

i'm really rally sorry if i'm incorrect, but if i'm hope this ! : )