Why was thomas paine’s common sense important

"Common Sense" was an important piece of writing because it was particularly motivating for the colonists. What the text did was prove to the colonists that their arguments and grievances were fair, and worth listening to. Paine treated the idea of independence as logical and inevitable, and he provided strong arguments to support it. This allowed people to feel that they were justified in wanting representation, equality and freedom, and to consider independence a real possibility for the colonies.

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."