Question

[W]e might have been a free & a great people together, but a communication of grandeur & of freedom it seems is below their dignity. Be it so, since they will have it: the road to happiness and to glory is open to us too; we will climb it apart from them, and acquiesce in the necessity which denounces our eternal separation!

Why might the Continental Congress have revised this passage from the draft of the declaration?

a) The passage appeals too much to logos.

b) The passage appeals too much to kairos.

c) This passage appeals too much to pathos.

d) The passage appeals too much to ethos.

Answer 1

The passage from the draft of the declaration may have been revised by the Continental Congress because it appealed too much to pathos.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage from the draft of the declaration may have been revised by the Continental Congress because it appealed too much to pathos. Pathos is an appeal to emotion, and the passage emphasizes emotions of grandeur, freedom, happiness, and glory. The Congress may have wanted to provide a more logical and reasoned argument to support the case for separation from Britain.