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Knowledge and Ideas: What rhetorical appeals does this foundational U.S. document make in paragraph 29?

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The rhetorical appeals that the foundational U.S. document makes in paragraph 29 are ethos, pathos, and logos.

What are the appeals?

In paragraph 29 of the Declaration of Independence, we learn of the reference to the ties of our kindred. By so saying, the framers of the constitution are asserting their right to speak on the matter because they are kindreds. This is ethos.

Pathos is seen in the descriptions of the king's actions as usurpations, tyranny, death, and desolation. Logos is another appeal used in this passage from the logical argument to disassociate themselves from the rulership.

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