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    'The Declaration of independence' was one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. In it, writer Thomas Jefferson made a strong case using logical, emotional, and credential appeal. They used statements saying that human rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness had been destructed. They also used certain words to further describe the treatment.

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    'The Declaration of independence' was one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. In it, writer Thomas Jefferson made a strong case using logical, emotional, and credential appeal. They used statements saying that human rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness had been destructed. They also used certain words to further describe the treatment.

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    'The Declaration of independence' was one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. In it, writer Thomas Jefferson made a strong case using logical, emotional, and credential appeal. They used statements saying that human rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness had been destructed. They also used certain words to further describe the treatment.

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    Period3RhetoricalAnalysis

    InJulyof1776,oneofthemostimportantdocumentsinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates
    waswritten,helpingAmericaearnitsfreedomfromBritainandpavingthewayforanew
    country.InTheDeclarationofIndependence,writerThomasJeffersonmadeastrongcase
    usinglogical,emotional,andcredentialappealfortheoriginalthirteencoloniesbystatingthe
    freedomsthecoloniesdeservedandhowdeterminedtheyweretogetthesefreedoms,nomatter
    thecost.InthisbreakuplettertotheKing,healsogaveevidencecallingtheKingoutonhis
    remorselesstreatmentofthecolonies.
    Thefirstmainappealtheyusedthroughoutthepetitionwaslogicalappeal.Amainpartof
    thisisthewaytheDeclarationisordered.Itisopenedwithanintroduction,andsomewhatofan
    explanationastowhytheyarewritingwhattheyrewriting.Thedocumentuseslogosto
    effectivelyshowthemainpointstheauthorswantedtoportraytotheBritishgovernmentto
    showthemistreatmentandtoofferawaytofixitbygrantingthemfreedom.Anotherwaythey
    uselogostoconvincetheKingisbyconvincinghimthattherearecertainrightsthatweregiven
    tothepeoplebytheirCreator,somethingboththeKingandcoloniesrespected.Thewaythey
    wordtheirrequestsmakeitseemasthoughtheCreatoristheonesayingthattheyneedtohave
    thefreedom,notthepeopleaskingforit.TheyusestatementslikeNaturesGodentitlesthem
    andTheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienablerightstohelpprovethatthey
    werebornwithrights,andthoserightsarebeingtakenfromthem.Thelogicalappealbehindthe
    writinghelpsthecoloniesconvincetheKingthatthereisareasonbeyondsomeonesemotions
    tograntthepeoplefreedom.

    ThesecondappealusedintheDeclarationisanemotionalappeal.Amajorityofthe
    emotionalappealisusedwhenexplainingwhythecoloniesbelievetheydeservefreedom.They
    usedstatementssayingthathumanrightsincludinglife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappinesshad
    beendestructed,orthat
    thehistoryofthepresentKingofGreatBritainisahistoryofrepeated
    injuriesandusurpations.ThesestatementscalledtheKingoutonhisinhumanetreatment.They
    alsousedcertainwordstofurtherdescribethetreatment.Theyusedwordsincludingabuses,
    usurpationsandinjuriestogivemoreperspectiveonthecruelty.Statementssuchasevilsare
    sufferableindicatedthattheyhadbeensurvivingwiththeevilsbutwerenowtiredofit.The
    useofwordswhentryingtocreateanemotionalappealisimportantbecauseitcanhelpbetter
    describewhatthevictimsfeltbeforeachangewasmade.Withouttheemotionalappeal,theKing
    mayhavenevergrantedfreedomtothecolonies.
    ThelastappealusedintheDeclarationofIndependenceisacredentialappeal.
    Throughouttheletter,thecharacteroftheKingisdescribed.Itisntalwaysobviousbutwhen
    talkingabouttheinjusticesandhowtheyaremistreated,theyarestatinghowtheKinghimselfis
    treatingthemthisway.Howheistheonesubjectingthemtotheinjusticesandhowheis
    responsibleforthesufferingcausedbyit.Theyareindirectlycallinghimout,andwhenreading
    this,theKingwouldveknownitwasmeantforhim.Thecredentialappealhelpsthewriters
    criticizethecharacterofthepersoninthewrong.
    ManytechniqueswereusedthroughouttheDeclarationofIndependencetoeffectively
    communicatethatthecolonieswantedtobefreefromthewrathofBritainandthattheywere
    determinedtobreakawayandcreatetheirownfairgovernment.
    InTheDeclarationof

    Independence,writerBenjaminFranklinmadeastrongcaseusinglogical,emotional,and
    credentialappealfortheoriginalthirteencoloniesbystatingthefreedomsthecoloniesdeserved

    andhowdeterminedtheyweretogetthesefreedoms,nomatterthecost.Thesepersuasive
    techniquescontributedtothefinalseparationofBritainandtheoriginalthirteencolonies.

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