What argument does the author counter in this excerpt from thomas paine's common sense?
i have heard it asserted by some, that as america has flourished under her former connection with great britain, the same connection is necessary towards her future happiness, and will always have the same effect. nothing can be more fallacious than this kind of argument. we may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never to have meat, or that the first twenty years of our lives is to become a precedent for the next twenty.

Thomas Paine is contradicting the notion that the colonies continue to depend on Britain for protection and governance.

Explanation:

Thomas Paine wrote his "Common Sense" to advocate for the independence of the American colonies from the rule of the Britishers. He puts a counterclaim to the notion that Britain should continue to have a connection with America.

According to him, Britain had done nothing for American development nor will that ever happen in the future too. The only reason Britain is with America is for her own benefit and not for the American nation. There will be no positive outcome in keeping the British-American nations together. His pamphlet encourages and implores the people to fight for their rightful property of having their independence from any rule. Using moral and political arguments in it, he gave a convincing argument for the need of the American independence.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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