Consider how sergei reacts when yoni comes to the door

At first, Sergei’s reaction is hostile because as Yoni is at his door, he does not find it interesting or to even listen to Yoni’s question as he was an immigrant and he is already used of people having to knock on his door with questions that he finds accusing. He later on felt justified when he realize that he just pushed Yoni away.

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."

- the heat nearly killed them that first summer.