Read the following excerpt from Common Sense: Even the distance at which the Almighty hath placed England and America is a strong and natural proof that the authority of the one over the other, was never the design of Heaven. The
time likewise at which the Continent was discovered adds weight to the argument, and the manner in which it was peoped, increases the force of it.

Which rhetorical appeal is used most clearly in this
excerpt?

A. Parallelism

B. Logos

C. Ethos

D. Pathos