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What argument does the author anticipate and refute in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

"Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity."

A. If the American colonists are unhappy with the king, they should appeal to Parliament.
B. Most British Parliament members sympathize with the plight of the American colonies.
C. The American colonies are well represented in the British Parliament and have no right to blame the king.
D. The allegations against the king made by the colonists are without proof and unjustified.

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The author refutes the idea that appealing to Parliament will address the colonists' grievances in the Declaration of Independence.

The argument that the author anticipates and refutes in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence is:

If the American colonists are unhappy with the king, they should appeal to Parliament.

The author argues that despite the efforts to appeal to the British, they have not listened, leading to the necessity of separation.

This excerpt highlights the frustration of the American colonists with the British authorities and their ultimate decision to declare independence.

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