Which of the following sentences uses the word "mandate" correctly? a. some people feel powerfully mandated to welcome others into their groups. b. the principal gave us a mandate to be silent during the guest speaker's talk. c. every child deserves a mandate in their lives, whether it is at school or at home. d. the mandate was incredibly awkward on the day that we saw it perform.

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."