help again! same section as first one but next question! i will give you lots of points but do it right thanks!

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

sorry, i just really need points. and to this question, maybe i know the answer. but i have no time now. d

i think it is b. hope this !

she is creating a metaphor to convey the idea that love is hard won. i took the quiz and got a 100% : )