state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof

Claim

Explanation:

claim is to affirm or take ownership of something without the provision of evidence. This can be likened to asserting of right of something. In most cases, when a claim is made, evidence are needed to back it up. This is why when there is a claim, it is followed by argument to assert the claim then backed by evidence.

answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.

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