How Did Thomas Paine Wrote Common Sense

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Following this development, Paine wrote Common Sense. Although Common Sense could have been read by any colonists in America, Thomas Paine was addressing two groups in particular, those still loyal to the British Crown and colonists angry with the British Parliament. Paine addressed those still devoted to the crown in almost a condescending way because, to him, it is only “common sense’ to that the colonies declare independence from Britain and Paine could not fathomed why someone would think otherwise. With this mindset, Common Sense aim was to persuade loyalists that separating from the Crown and forming an independent country is not only absolutely necessary, but inevitable and Paine does by refuting several reasons to as why one may