Declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independents is one of the most important documents in history. The declaration of independence is a document that Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and several other delegated wrote in 1776. The purpose of it was to tell the parliament that the resident of the original thirteen American colonies that, they would not be objected to the higher taxes imposed on them by the parliament, and that "taxation without representation” amounted to tyranny. The rhetorical triangle is used in persuasion papers to appeal to the reader on a logical stands, known as logos. It helps the reader to feel the emotions known as pathos, and the ethics known as ethos behind the writer. In the declaration of independence we can see how Thomas Jefferson and the rhetorical triangle work together by Jefferson bringing together the emotions, the logic and the ethics behind this very important document we call the Declaration of Independence
The ethos part of The Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson talks about, “we; therefore, the representation of the United States in general congress, assembled, appealing to the supreme judge of the world,” he is making it known that it is not only himself, Jefferson, that wants this but all Americans want to be free from British rule and
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He also talks about personal issues that the parliament has done such as “he has made judges dependent on the ministers will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of the salaries, he also talks about cutting off trade with all parts of the world. Hear he is talking about personal issues that the minister is imposing on the people, and stating that this is what he is taking away from us Americans. On the rhetorical triangle this is considered part of the pathos as it is talking about personal issues and