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How does the use of language in The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson differ from that in The Crisis by Thomas Paine?
It is stronger in its condemnation of the king.
It uses more charged and loaded words.
It appeals more to reason than to emotion.
It is more easily understood by the reader
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It appeals more to reason than to emotion.
Jefferson’s Declaration uses formal, philosophical, legal language (e.g., “We hold these truths…,” a systematic list of grievances) to make a rational case for independence. Paine’s The Crisis uses plain, urgent, highly charged rhetoric and vivid appeals to feeling (“These are the times that try men’s souls,” “summer soldier…sunshine patriot”) to rouse and motivate readers.
Jefferson’s Declaration uses formal, philosophical, legal language (e.g., “We hold these truths…,” a systematic list of grievances) to make a rational case for independence. Paine’s The Crisis uses plain, urgent, highly charged rhetoric and vivid appeals to feeling (“These are the times that try men’s souls,” “summer soldier…sunshine patriot”) to rouse and motivate readers.
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