Paine's use of language to appeal to both the reason and emotions of his reader gave him the advantage of creating an emotional connection between him and the reader, attempting to lift their spirits and show them what could be, while also asking them to focus on the problem at hand. Ask them to make sense of their current situation. It gives hope and then appeals to their ability to discern what is best for their new world. In this way, he presented reason after reason for declaring independence before practically turning to them and saying "Don't you think so?" the only "reasonable" response at that point would be, "Yes, of course, Mr. Paine, you're completely right!" Over the course of the piece his "calls to arms" take on various appeals to both emotion and reason, however