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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.
What rhetorical device does this passage use?
O A. Metaphor
O B. Metonymy
O C. Diction
O D. Parallelism

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Answer: Parallelism

Step-by-step explanation:

It is Parallelism because the passage is balancing two or more arguments that are equally important.

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