Read these words from the Declaration of Independence. What is the main purpose of this section of the document?
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome
and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his
Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing
importance, unless suspended in their operation till his
Assent should be obtained ..
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A. To show support for King George III's policies in North America
B. To prove that the colonies have every right to revolt against
George III
C. To appeal to the reason of the colonists in order to gain support
for the cause
D. To arouse public disapproval of King George III's actions toward
the colonies

Read the passage from chapter 17 of the prince. and of all princes, it is impossible for the new prince to avoid the imputation of cruelty, owing to new states being full of dangers. hence virgil, through the mouth of dido, excuses the inhumanity of her reign owing to its being new, saying: "res dura, et regni novitas me talia cogunt moliri, et late fines custode tueri."(*) nevertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable. . against my will, my fate a throne unsettled, and an infant state, bid me defend my realms with all my pow'rs, and guard with these severities my shores. what reasoning does machiavelli use in this passage? machiavelli uses deductive reasoning by first introducing the conclusion that new rulers must be cruel and then supporting it with evidence. machiavelli uses deductive reasoning by starting with statistical evidence and then concluding that rulers must be cruel. machiavelli uses inductive reasoning by first presenting an observed pattern of details and then concluding that new rulers must be cruel. machiavelli uses inductive reasoning by starting with the conclusion that new rulers must be cruel and then supporting it with short narratives.