Which of these inferences is most strongly supported by the speech? A. What Churchill needs above all else is military support from the Americans.
B. France is fighting fiercely, but their current outlook is not very optimistic.
C. The next move the British must make is to get to Holland before it succumbs to defeat at the hands of Germany.
D. The Germans have been pushing forward at will without there being any counterstrikes on them.

I think it's answer no B or d

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."