Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Answer:

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

Explanation:

The author is talking about how the settlers are unhappy about many things and this unhappiness should be claimed from the parliament, so the parliament should have a representative of the settlers. That is, what the author anticipates and indirectly remarks is that if the settlers are suffering, they must first submit a petition to Parliament.