What is the counterclaim in atticcus defending tom robinson?

Read the excerpt from "amigo brothers.” felix and antonio turned and faced each other squarely in a fighting pose. felix wasted no time. he came in fast, head low, half hunched toward his right shoulder, and lashed out with a straight left. he missed a right cross as antonio slipped the punch and crossed and countered with one-two-three lefts that snapped felix’s head back, sending a mild shock coursing through him. if felix had any small doubt about their friendship affecting their fight, it was being neatly dispelled.

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Read the excerpt from the declaration of independence. nor have we been wanting in attention to our brittish brethren. we have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. we have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. we have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. they too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. what is the author’s purpose in this excerpt? to inform readers about british immigration to the colonies to convince readers that britain has treated the colonists unfairly to inform readers about specific acts of british military aggression to convince readers that american colonists should be tried in britain