Answer:
- To refute any argument for reconciliation.
- To appeal to the audience's logical sense.
- To gain the audience's sympathy.
- To show the willingness to defend the declaration.
Step-by-step explanation:
The first passage suggests that the King of Great Britain's actions against the colonies were all to further his objective of establishing a tyranny. Because his singular focus is tyranny, reconciliation would be impossible.
The second passage delineates those qualities which the convention believes to be inherent to all people. It is a proclamation of and an appeal to logic.
The third passage claims that, despite attempts to reconcile, American action has only been met with violence. This is an appeal to sympathy.
The fourth passage states that, relying on God's protection, those penning the document promise to give their lives, fortunes, and honor to defend their cause.