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Which sentence does not provide evidence to support the idea that Thomes Paine

uses parallelism to strengthen his argument in The Crisis.

(A) The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from
the service of their country...
(B) What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly...
(C) yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more
glorious the triumph.
(D) However, the fault, if it were one, was all our own...

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Answer: (A) The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country...

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Parallelism in writing refers to repeating words, phrases or the grammatical structure of the sentence to give the sentence/s a feeling of cohesion and flow thus making it easier to read and understand.

Some famous examples include the following statements by past presidents; "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." by John F. Kennedy and "We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers." by George Bush.

Option A out of all the options lacks this principle of speech and hence does not support the idea that Thomes Paine uses parallelism to strengthen his argument in The Crisis.

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