Thomas Paine's Common Sense
a. was read only by a relatively small number of people.
b. did not criticize the king, only his "wicked counselors."
c. was written in the language of ordinary men and women.
d. claimed that it would be foolhardy to declare independence without an army.
ANSWER: c
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