6. The speaker uses facts to appeal to logic because those are things that are hard and concrete. There really is no way around them because they simply are what they are and they have a meaning to whomever they are told too.
7. “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.” This statement shows that the Declaration was a product of the Age of Reason because it’s almost obvious and only logical that if something meant to protect is actually doing more harm than good, there is a definite need for reform. The entire second page could serve as proof that this document existed during the Enlightenment because it’s a list of all the things the king has done that is the reasoning behind the colonies wanting independence from their mother country.
9. The intended audience for this document is both the colonists and the British. It’s meant for those in the colonies as a plea for their support. Britain was also meant to read the document because it indicated war and also to inform them of