Question

What rhetorical effect does the personification of the word Prudence have in the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
a) It ironically appeals to the religious sentiments of the audience.
b)It sarcastically criticizes the colonists’ desire to form a new government.
c)It directly emphasizes an appeal to the reader’s emotions.
d)It effectively enhances the logos and ethos of the argument.

Answer 1

It effectively enhances the logos and ethos of the argument.

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Answer 2

The answer is d. He is giving more emphasis on the need for good judgment regarding the formation of government. To establish a new government requires good judgment or prudence where there should be a good reason to do so and not for shallow reasons.