Which sentence is true about the main idea of a text?

a.
the main idea is the primary point of a piece of writing.

b.
main ideas are always directly stated in narrative texts.

c.
in a paragraph, the main idea will differ from the topic sentence.

d.
identifying the main idea can make it difficult to figure out what a text is about.

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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."