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Why does paine compare the king to a highwayman in order to accuse him of theft

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The reason why Paine compared the king to a highwayman in order to accuse him of theft is that "He wants to appeal to the masses through his use of relevant examples," since Paine was a champion of the "common man" in the colonies.
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