And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each
other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. Which statement best describes the use of rhetorical appeals in the excerpt?
A. The excerpt relies on pathos by offering high praise to the document’s authors.
B. The excerpt relies on pathos by making strong emotional claims.
C. The excerpt relies on logos by referencing other historical texts.
D. The excerpt relies on logos by explaining the reasoning behind the document.
Grace Chua is a poet and a journalist who covers environmental science. Her first collection of poetry, The Stamp Collector's Wife, was published in 2010. “ICU” is an acronym for the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital for patients who need a high level of care.