“Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best represents an attempt to appeal to pathos to persuade the reader?”
• A. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for
Redress in the most humble terms .
B. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established
should not be changed for light and transient causes . .
• C. 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 . .
• D. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the
protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other
our Lives . .