Why does Decius allude to "relics, and cognizance” in this passage? to flatter Caesar and reassure him to imply that Calpurnia is a sorceress to warn Caesar of the plot against him to prove that Calpurnia can see the future

A: to flatter caesar and reassure him

Explanation:

I took the test on edgen.

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 conclusion would be the most affected category scoring