Question

“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.”

These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of____

a. ethos
b. pathos
c. theme
d. thesis

Answer 1

I believe the answer is Ethos

Answer 2

I would say Ethos because it is using authority or a public figure in order to persuade the reader. “So and so did or believed [blank] so you should believe [blank]” is a common way ethos is used