[1] Chalmers, under the pen name "Candidus", begins by stating his love for "true liberty", alongside his belief in Common Sense's insidious intent, which he believes will bring the thirteen colonies into "ruin, horror, and desolation."

Plain Truth stated that Thomas Paine's complaints about the British Monarchy were "invalid" and "barbaric".

The author goes on to denounce the radical democratism which Common Sense extols, quoting Montesquieu that “No government is so subject to CIVIL WARS and INTESTINE COMMOTIONS”.

Another main argument against Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is that due to the eastern seaboard's exposed nature, and the size of the colonist armies, the thirteen colonies alone could not stand up to Britain.

Chalmers argues that Spanish and French Intervention would not be motivated to aid American independence, but merely to divert Britain's attention away from its empire.