A critique of Paine’s pamphlets from the point of view of a loyalist in 1778. Thomas Paine published a book of pamphlets during the American revolution called The  American Crises. A critique is another way of saying to criticize. So in this essay, I have to write a criticism of Paine’s American crisis from the point of view of a loyalist to the British. In Paine’s pamphlets, he encourages the American citizens to fight for their freedom from the British. 

Now let’s criticize Paine’s book of pamphlets. He’s wasting his time! Nobody cares that he wrote a book telling Americans stuff that they already wanted to do. They don’ t need more encouragement to fight. If they listen to his book and go and fight, then Paine’s just sending people to their death. Not their freedom. In the end, Brittan will be in charge whether they like it or not. Brittan is more powerful than the Americans. Besides, America will thrive with the help of Brittan. Without them, no one will survive for long. Brittan already owns America anyway. You’ll just start a war with Brittan’s enemies. Paine is giving the Americans false hope. A lot less people would die if Paine wouldn’t of written his dumb book. 

None of what I just said is actually what I believe, but these are argument that would have been made from a loyalist to Brittan.