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.
a. britain provides ample welfare to all her colonies, including america
b. the colonists do not benefit from their alliance with britain.
c. britain does not provide adequate resources for the growing colonies in america,
d. the colonies continue to depend on britain for protection and governance.

(i can't select because there is no options but, i will answer) using evidence effectively. most of the assignments you will do in university will ask you to make an argument, to take a stance, or to prove a hypothesis. the best way to do this is to research the topic, develop a thesis statement, hypothesis, or claim and then use evidence to support this claim.

the correct answer can either be a or b because it could be both but you should probally choose b

an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.

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