... . Both the Declaration of Independence and the Cherokee Memorials have similarities as well as differences that help each document express its purpose. The documents use stylistic devices such as tone, diction, and detail to convey their purposes to the audiences. Tone describes the channel of how a speech, or document is communicated to its intended audience. Using the appropriate tone is crucial ... heard by the immediate representatives", and "Our sovereignty and right of enforcing legal enactments," show the audience of the document that is serious and consists of matters of great im...

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... to the British king and to the world that the colonies were no longer property of the British crown but a free and independent nation. Thomas Jefferson uses a clever choice of diction throughout the document. In the thesis he states, "it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands-. Using necessary gives the audience no choice but to join the ... would be hearing the declaration rather than reading it so instead of analyzing the factual information they would simply get sucked up into the emotional appeals. The clever use of diction also strengthened the purpose. Je...

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... ", this statement uses pathos in order to connect with the American people in order to evoke pride in their government and Constitution. Furthermore, we can notice that the used diction in the preamble is quite optimistic and draws patriotism to highlight the role of the Constitution. The words are unifying such as "we", and "Perfect Union" ... ...

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... poverty and ignorance " This quote gets the audience to forgive and sympathize with Mayella's "crimes ", this excluding Tom Robinson from this case. This helps Atticus make his case because his diction affects the audience emotional response and enables the audience to understand why Tom Robinson was falsely accused. The final rhetorical device utilized by Atticus is logos. An example of logos ... ...

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