Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.
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, and to institute new Government . . .
Which statement best describes the relationship between Jefferson’s diction and his purpose?
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A}Jefferson uses words with neutral connotations to present a claim based on reason and precedent.
B} Jefferson uses words with positive connotations to praise his listeners for their
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A) Jefferson uses words with neutral connotations to present a claim based on reason and precedent
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Option B} “Jefferson uses words with positive connotations to praise his listeners for their “is the correct answer.
Jefferson wrote the preamble, principally afterthought.
It captured remarkably the theme of the ideals based on which freedom of the United States was defined.
Starting with the sentence “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” Jefferson considered being one of the most famous sentences in the English language.
Jefferson could write this at a time that he and other Founders who signed the Declaration owned slaves.
The document was an expression of an idea.
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