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The Declaration of Independence may be the most widely known piece of persuasive writing ever, especially in the United States. Thomas Jefferson was widely respected in the American colonies for his revolutionary principles and his eloquent use of language and words, making him the perfect choice for author of such an important document. Thomas Jefferson's first paragraph in the Declaration is a rough outline of the goals of the colonies. This part of the document gives insight to what the following will include. Jefferson references God and human's natural rights to give credibility to his statements in this section. Jefferson also makes an appeal to the respect of the King of Britain's credibility and the colony's respect of his power with the phrase, "…a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." With that, Jefferson has now clearly defined his thesis and what he and the colonies hope to accomplish. The following paragraph is part of the same section of the Declaration but goes into more detail on the feelings the colonies and their people have. This paragraph as with the first uses God and equality to make a credibility argume
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Approximate Word count = 858
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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