Question

In the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, an appeal to _____ is particularly being made.

From the Declaration of Independence:
"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; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness."


A. ethics
B. emotion
C. authority
D. logic

Answer 1

A. Ethics because it's talking about how all men are created equal and how if you aren't created equal...

Answer 2

A. ethics

Step-by-step explanation:

As he starts talking about the equallness of all mankind, and how we all have the same rights and have the right to pursuit happines, the declartion of independence tries to make an appeal to ethics to establish the fact that when a government is affecting and destroying a certain population or civilization, it is the right of the society to reform the government, abolish it and create a new form of government where all men are treated equal and have the same opportunities.