A rhetorical device is a linguistic tool that employs a particular type of sentence structure, sound, or pattern of meaning in order to evoke a particular reaction from an audience. Each rhetorical device is a distinct tool that can be used to construct an argument or make an existing argument more compelling.
<span>How do the authors of the Declaration best use deductive reasoning to support the idea that the colonists have a right to form a new government?
A. They first establish the widely accepted belief that governments derive their power from the people.
This goes with the premise that it is the government's role to protect the people, thus if it is ineffective or unable to do so, the people have the right to make the necessary changes.</span>
The complete predicate of a sentence tells what the sentence is or does