I honestly havent read the book but it looks interesting so once i read it I can answer your question
Answer:
quiet
Explanation:
The word in the passage which defines sedate is quiet.
The passage was taken from the poem "An essay on Man".
The poem "An essay on Man" was published in the year 1733-1734 by a man called Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope who lived between the year 1688-1744 was regarded and known as one of the prominent English poets and the leading poet during the early years of the eighteenth century. The poem in question was dedicated to Henry st John, The 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. This is the reason behind the opening line "Awake, St John". It is an effort to vindicate or exonerate the ways of God to Man
Shifting the focus to how the author needs his mother's support at the end of the argument might be considered an example of false causation fallacy.
Explanation:
In case of false causation the causes of the fallacies are incorrectly identified. In this case although one event is related to another event and the events take place at the same time . Although if the events are talking place at the same time but the events are not connected to each other. In case of false fallacy real relationship do not exist between the variables . One of the example of false causation is that whenever I go to the the bed at night for sleep , sun also goes down as well.