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Which statement best describes Thomas Paine's argument in this excerpt from Common Sense?
I have heard it asserted by some, that as America hath flourished under her former connection with Great Britain that 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 becom
a precedent for the next twenty. But even this is admitting more than is true, for I answer roundly, that America would have flourished as much
and probably much more, had no European power had any thing to do with her. The commerce, by which she hath enriched herself, are the
necessaries of life, and will always have a market while eating is the custom of Europe.
OA. He shows that while America earlier flourished because of Britain, it faces a bleak future if British rule continues.
B. He uses anecdotal evidence to imply that America faces a bleak future if British rule continues.
OC. He refutes the idea that America depends on Britain, using the opinion that America's trade has a secure future.
O D. He implies that America's connection to Britain had prevented it from engaging in trade with European countries.
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Answer 1

Answer:In this excerpt from Common Sense, Thomas Paine disputes against the belief that America's future happiness and affluence are reliant on its relation beside Great Britain. He refutes the desire that America needs to stay under British rule to flourish.

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Answer 2

Thomas Paine's argument in 'Common Sense' refutes the idea that America's prosperity is dependent on Britain, emphasizing the potential of American trade with Europe.

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The correct answer to the statement that best describes Thomas Paine's argument in the provided excerpt from Common Sense is: C. He refutes the idea that America depends on Britain, using the argument that America's trade has a secure future. In the excerpt, Paine counters the argument that because America prospered under British rule in the past, it should continue to do so in the future. He reasons that this is a flawed way of thinking and offers a different perspective, suggesting that America might have thrived even more without European interference, especially Britain's. Paine emphasizes the potential of American commerce, which deals with necessities of life that will always have a market in Europe.