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What persuasive technique is used in this passage from The Crisis by Thomas Paine

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yes, it is intended to persuade the colonist also to support the rebellion as well as explaining why they are rebelling. It invokes moral values through referring to the works of the English philosopher john Locke as well as evidence of the unjust.

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The Declaration of Independence uses the persuassive appeals of ethos, pathos and logos. It also uses the language analysis of diction (word choice), syntax (sentence structure), and images (figurative language, imagery, and the like). In the long first sentence of the declaration, the writers set their revolution in the context of human history ("the Course of human events"). In the first sentence of the second paragraph, the parallel structure and repetition of that enable the writers to enunciate with great clarity their fundamental beliefs. The personification of prudence emphasizes how reasonable the writers are. The negative diction about the actions of the British king and his subjects begins in this paragraph--and carries an emotional appeal.

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What persuasive technique is used in this passage from The Crisis by Thomas Paine

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Repetition....... APEXXX(:

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