Does Jefferson Use Ethos Pathos And Logos For The Declaration Of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is made up of five distinct parts: the introduction, which states that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (McClellan, 2000, p. 183 ), and why the United States should be free from Britain’s rule. The preamble, “that set out principles that were already recognized to be

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the United States, explains to his readers why the colonies chose to abolish Great Britain’s government. His goal is to inform the readers that the government has certain responsibilities to the governed and that the British failed to adhere to its responsibilities to its colonists. His second goal is to justify their actions by explaining why it was not considered treason. By establishing his credibility and appealing to ethos, pathos and logos, Jefferson successfully wrote an informative, impactful, and inspirational document.

     The Declaration of Independence is among the most profoundly interpreted and fiercely discussed documents in modern history. Most likely because of its rhetorical style and numerous fallacious arguments that are found. The colonists’ use of persuasion to influence by using repetition to achieve their means. The Declaration of Independence is what 56 colonists saw as a logical course of action. What you must ask yourself is: What was considered logical in 1776?

In the first couple of lines of her eulogy, Thatcher uses parallelism to get a message across about Reagan. Her first words clearly state, “We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man,” (Line # 1-2). Parallelism means to use alike words in the same phrases or clauses. In this instance Thatcher repeats the word “great” three time in a phrase so that the reader could clearly understand that Thatcher believed Reagan was a great person in general. Using this strategy over exaggerates the view Thatcher had on Reagan so that her readers could eventually themselves believe he was a great man. In the next couple of lines, Thatcher again uses parallelism to describe to the reader Reagan’s goals, “He sought to mend America’s wounded spirit, to restore the strength of the free world, and to free the slaves of communism,” (Line #6-8). Thatcher uses the words, “mend,” “restore,” and, “free,” which are all actions that mean healing. By using these three words, Thatcher uses Parallelism to express that Reagan was only trying to heal, to help, to save his country and those he could help. This made Thatcher’s readers see Reagan as a type of savior to the United States. Parallelism was used by Thatcher to emphasize her thoughts on Reagan and to draw in her readers so they think the same thing.

The phrase “freely, and without reserve” is an example of parallelism. References to God are an example of allusion, as most of Henry’s audience practiced Christianity.

Later, throughout the speech Roosevelt effectively uses parallelism to try and get more people to support him. To begin, towards the end of the speech Roosevelt states, “There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.”, Roosevelt starts the sentence with a metaphor, but continues to use the phrase, our, saying, our people, our territory, and our interests, creating attention for what he is about to say next, witch is what makes this quote parallelism. Lather in the speech

Washington uses similes, repetition, and metaphors in his speech. An example of a simile would be “urge me, on an occasion like the present.” In this quote Washington is comparing this occasion to the present. An example of repetition would be when Washington says, “of your safety; of your prosperity.” An example of a metaphor would be, “It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize.” This quote is comparing independence to liberty. Washington also uses certain phrases to create a patriotic tone. An example of this would be “The name of American...must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism.”

-That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed,

“What was is that sustained him during all those days, all those weeks, during all those months and years? It was the belief that they were founding a nation on the axiom that all men are created free and equal.” (Addams, 6). This hypophora gives a tone of patriotism to the audience, while also intensifying the importance of George Washington as a statesman and his commitment as one. When George Washington frames the constitution, the hypophora answers to why he decides to frame it. Stating that because of this belief that all men are free and equal, it encourages George Washington to sustain through all those years.

From the Crisis No.1 written by Thomas Paine and the Speech at the Virginia Convention by Patrick Henry were two major sources during the time of the Revolutionary War. Both speeches were persuasive and moving for the colonist. The common purpose of the revolutionary speeches during that time was to persuade the common people to become fully independent from tyranny. Even though the common purpose for both speeches was to separate from Great Britain, they both used different methods or strategies in their speeches like the tone, and how they appealed to the situation.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

In addition to sententia and antithesis, Le Guin also employs parallelism and allusion in her speech. First, Le Guin exhibits parallelism in multiple places throughout her speech. Her most effective demonstration of

Patrick Henry displays coherent parallelism in order to highlight the hardships the colonies had to endure while fusing balance and technique in doing so. Parallelism, or parallel structure, is a literary method defined as the

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Parallelism is defined as a set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses. When Huck is explaining how nervous they were when they were nearly caught he says, “we didn't touch an oar,