Why would this viewpoint in a article be weak or irrelevant?

a webpage posting a news article may feature distracting advertisements with moving images, loud sounds, and provocative imagery.

Well, if it's an informative webage, having distracting images and loud sounds, would evidentially distract the veiwer of the more important information that they came for. One or two diagrams or such may be useful, but too many colorful and gaudy images wouldn't be necessary, if trying to remain professional.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

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