Text Analysis "The Crisis by Thomas Paine"

Who is writing?
The writer of this article is Thomas Paine.
Who is the audience?
The colonists are audience of this article.
Who do the writers represent?
Thomas Paine represents the colonists. He states his own opinion on the need of Independence in America.
What is being said, argued and/or requested?
What was being said was the that Americans could of broken free from British control if they acted sooner rather than later.
How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
Thomas Paine said what he said in confident, straightforward type of way. He wasn't afraid to state his opinions. Throughout this article Paine's tone didn't change and his firm opinion stayed very well supported.
What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
The proof was Paine's experience with the colonists during "the crisis" between the Americans and the British. He states also that Britain had declared that they had a right to bind America but not consider it slavery. "Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but 'to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER' and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God."