Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
Which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used in the underlined portion of the text?
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Pathos is the rhetorical appeal that is most clearly used in the given excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'pathos' as 'the power of a person, situation, piece of writing, or work of art to cause feelings of sadness, especially because people feel sympathy.'
The use of the words 'harrass' and 'eat out their substance' evokes an emotional reaction of sadness and pity in the readers.
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