Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. what is the author’s purpose for including this sentence? to condemn the insincerity of his critics’ advice to contrast the motivations of people in power to explain the need for mutual understanding to criticize people who treat others cruelly

A) to condemn the insincerity of his critics’ advice.

Explanation: The given sentence expresses the idea that it is more frustrating  people of good will with an understanding with little depth, than people of ill will that absolutely misunderstand. The author's purpose for including this sentence is to condemn the insincerity of his critics' advice, because he notices that the critics give little attention to his questions and therefore, they give very shallow advices.

A) to condemn the insincerity of his critics’ advice.

Explanation:

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."