Question

Which sentence should be revised to make this summary more objective? [1] Thomas Paine states that to talk of friendship with Britain is unwise. [2] Relations between the countries are steadily declining, and he is certain that they will not improve. [3] Paine concludes that reconciliation is not possible because some injuries are unforgivable. [4] Paine’s logic is indisputable; without his words, America might have remained subject to British rule to this day.

Answer 1

The sentence which should be revised to make the summary more objective is the following:

[2] Relations between the countries are steadily declining, and he is certain that they will not improve.

To define, objective means unbiased and independent of other person's views. This sentence connotes a close-minded conclusion.

Answer 2

The correct answer is Sentence 4 "Paine’s logic is indisputable; without his words, America might have remained subject to British rule to this day".

Explanation:

The word "objective" refers to the quality of text in which the author just reports facts or evidence rather than personal opinions or judgments. In the case of summarizes that are brief accounts of the ideas of another text, a summary is objective when it only includes the ideas of the original text rather than the ideas or opinions of the person writing the summary.

This implies in the case of the text presented that summarizes the ideas of Thomas Paine the sentence that is subjective and needs to be revised to make the summary objective is "Paine’s logic is indisputable; without his words, America might have remained subject to British rule to this day" (Sentence 4) because in this sentence the author of the summary includes his personal perspective but judging  Paine's ideas as indisputable and necessary which is not adequate as only the ideas of the ideas of the original text and not the ideas of the author of the summary need to be included for objectivity.