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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet Common Sense attained revolutionary status and immense popularity by shifting the colonial discourse from mere grievances over British taxation to an explicit demand for the total political independence of the American colonies. Reason (R): The Age of Johnson (1745–1800) was characterized by a diverse range of literary efforts, including the 'Graveyard' meditations of Edward Young and Robert Blair, the pioneering Gothic fiction of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe, and the satirical comedies of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- 2Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A✓
- 3A is correct but R is not correct
- 4A is not correct but R is correct
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Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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