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Which of the Following Approaches Did Thomas Paine Take When

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Which of the following approaches did Thomas Paine take when writing Common Sense?


A) He refused to liken the king to a tyrant and emphasized the need for Patriots to act with caution and show him respect to avoid further taxation.
B) He emphasized that the conflict with Britain was highly localized, involving merely a country, not the entire globe or even the continent.
C) He used formal, detached legal language to outline the complaints of both the British and the Americans to allow the reader to draw his or her own conclusions.
D) He showed his frustrations at Britain's treatment of the colonies, yet advocated for reconciliation if at all possible to avoid bloodshed.
E) He presented the case for American independence as backed by simple facts while also passionately describing it as a chance to fight oppression.

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