Question

What argument does the author counter in this excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

Answer 1

Author does not agree with the fact that Great Britain always benefited and will benefit the colonies. The author confirms this with "Nothing can be more fallacious than this.." and he does not believe the nature of the same relationship with Britain that he does not believe it must continue.

Answer 2

Thomas Paine counters the opinion of some people that America had existed as such a developed country only because of the British rule, and that it should therefore remain British, so as to keep developing and becoming better.