16. which excerpt from the declaration of independence seeks to influence readers by the use of emotionally charged words?

he has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

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.

he has kept among us in times of peace standing armies without the consent of our legislatures.

we have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.

What style should a speaker use when preparing a speech for his or her school's parent teacher association? a. excited b. casual c. strict d. formal

What are two falling actions in the short story cupid and psyche and how does it relate to the climax? the climax is when cupid finds psyche sleeping in the garden

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way