Jefferson's use of the four premises followed by a conclusion in the preamble is an example of what literary device?
a) pathos
b) author's purpose
c) deductive reasoning
d) parallelism

The correct answer is C) deductive reasoning.

Jefferson's use of the four premises followed by a conclusion in the preamble is an example of the literary device called deductive reasoning.

The scientific process includes deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning is a form of reasoning to get a valid conclusion that starts with a general statement also called a hypothesis and then evaluates the chances to get a logical conclusion. It goes from the general to the specific. And that is what Thomas Jefferson used in the preamble.

i think its provide for the common defense

answer: karl marx, max weber, and emile durkheim (the fourth could be considered georg simmel)

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