Which one has more pros than cons?
argument a: there is a need for students to understand and be able to construct geometric figures using a compass and straightedge.

argument b: there is no need for students to use a compass and straightedge, and all geometric constructions should be done using a drawing program.

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.