Question

“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.”
These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of _______________.

ethos
pathos
theme
thesis

Answer 1

Answer:

Thesis

Explanation:

A thesis, defined by the Cambridge Dictionary is “the main idea, opinion, or theory of a speaker or writer, who then attempts to prove it. In the Declaration of Independence of the United States, the writer presents the thesis where he states that the King of Great Britain has a repeated story of repeated injuries and usurpations; all following a tyranny over the states; and to prove it, he will start explaining the facts. For example:

“He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”  

“He has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers.”

“He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislature.”

Answer 2

These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of "thesis". The author, Thomas Jefferson, is making a claim and then is about to back it up with evidence.