The correct answer is option letter C (purpose). Taken from the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) written by Thomas Jefferson, the excerpt presented above is an example of the use of purpose. These lines taken from the preamble explain what the rest of the document will be about. Here, the author announces the decision of the colonies to break their ties with England. For instance, one can spot this idea in the following lines: “it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another”.
These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of logos. Jefferson appeals to logos because he believed in all aspects of natural law and this played a central role in the reasoning behind the declaration of Independence.
It is an appeal to logos on the grounds of egalitarianism ,a doctrine that states that all humans are equal, and natural laws. In these lines, he sets the reasons why he believes the the 13 colonies must be free.
