Think about the text “Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs,” from Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, then answer questions 9 and 10. Which two counterclaims does Thomas Paine acknowledge and address in his argument?

A. “Volumes have been written on the subject of the struggles between England and America.”
A. “Volumes have been written on the subject of the struggles between England and America.”

B. “It has lately been asserted in parliament, that the colonies have no relation to each other.”
B. “It has lately been asserted in parliament, that the colonies have no relation to each other.”

C. “But the injuries and disadvantages we sustain by that connection, are without number.”
C. “But the injuries and disadvantages we sustain by that connection, are without number.”

D. “Every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual. Our prayers have been rejected.”
D. “Every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual. Our prayers have been rejected.”

E. “The power of governing still remaining in the hands of the king, he will have a negative [effect].”
E. “The power of governing still remaining in the hands of the king, he will have a negative [effect].”

F. “It is but right that we should examine the contrary side of the argument.”
F. “It is but right that we should examine the contrary side of the argument.”