Why does Patrick Henry begin his speech by complementing the previous speakers at the convention?

Hypothesize why Henry begins by stating his opinions of the previous speakers. Henry gains the respect of the previous speakers by complimenting them. ... Henry answers the objection by saying if they delay war, they will give the British time to build up their firces. He disputes the charge that the colonists are weak.

Explanation:

what can best be inferred from this excerpt is the pittsburgh pirates had a winning season in 1972., the specific information about the year is provided in the excerpt.

the other options are not correct because we can not assure that roberto clemente was the best since we don't know the information about the other players, there are no mentions about any specific fan either and it is clear that not many batters can make it to   3000 hits because it is mention as a high number.