Question

What argument does the author anticipate and indirectly refute in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 1

The declaration of independence written by Stephen Lucas portrayed the colonists as  victims of the drama. He stated also the separation of the Americans and the English people. In these lines given, the answer to this problem is A describing the Americans as the colonists and the British people as the colonies.

Answer 2

Answer;  If the colonists are suffering, they need to first submit a petition to Parliament.