Question

Read the passage.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes . . .

In this passage from the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson is employing which persuasive technique?


appeal to logic


appeal to emotion


appeal to ethics


appeal to authority

Answer 1

C). Appeal to ethics.

Step-by-step explanation:

Audience or the readers are of supreme importance for a speaker or author and they attempt to put in every possible effort to persuade them either by appealing to their emotion, reason(logic), ethics, etc. Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher proposed three modes of persuasion including ethos, logos, and pathos.

In this passage from the Declaration of Independence where Jefferson employs 'ethos' that implies 'an appeal to ethics' to convince the readers by invoking the authority or expertise to establish their credibility among the readers. This technique implies an argument that seems correct(appeals to their ethics) and persuades the audience to believe in the author's argument. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Answer:I believe he appeals to ethics.

Explanation: the word prudence describes one's own moral behaviour, being cautious about something depends on your moral behaviour in making particular decisions so here he is saying people will use their ethics to look at what matters are major to influent the governmental leadership.