Read the following excerpt from a 1775 speech by patrick henry in which he presents his ideas concerning the american colonists' relationship with great britain: let us not, i beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves longer. sir, we have done everything that could be done, to avert the storm which is now coming on. we have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and parliament. our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! what is most likely the author's purpose in this section of the speech? a. to build a sense of trust with his audience b. to reflect upon the challenges endured c. to rationalize the need to resort to war d. to suggest the need to sue for peace