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The Declaration of Independence was written primarily to

A
add to the Enlightenment-era discourse about the rights of the individual.
B
establish the rules and regulations of the new government being created.
C
inspire other countries to follow in the footsteps of the colonies’ rebellion.
D
persuade those loyal to the British crown to consider an opposing perspective.
E
justify what the British government would have seen as an act of treason.
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Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best expresses the main argument?

A
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
B
"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."
C
"Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it."
D
"In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms."
E
"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
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Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." What is the purpose of the sentence?

A
to clarify that the document’s signatories believe in God
B
to establish pathos by calling to mind high ideals
C
to establish the major premise of the argument
D
to summarize the primary claim of the argument
E
to emphasize the collective nature of the document
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Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. "Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed." Why is this sentence included?

A
to encourage other colonies to wait before following the American colonists’ example
B
to underscore that the document’s signers do not take their actions lightly
C
to signal the signers’ faith that their new government will last centuries
D
to emphasize the historical nature of the signers’ actions
E
to show the British that they lost their chance to resolve things diplomatically
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The last two sentences of the excerpt are included primarily to

A
signal the document’s shift to the examples that will support its inductive reasoning.
B
emphasize the conclusion reached by deductive reasoning.
C
explain the major premise on which its inductive reasoning is based.
D
explain the minor premise that links the major premise to its deductive conclusion.
E
provide the evidence that supports the document’s claims.
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How does this section of the declaration operate in the overall argument?

A
It provides firsthand evidence in the form of the signers’ personal experiences.
B
It presents the premises of the argument’s deductive reasoning.
C
It provides details that lead the audience to induce a conclusion.
D
It provides anecdotal evidence for emotional impact.
E
It establishes the signers’ credibility by showing their qualifications.
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This section of the declaration serves to

A
signal the conclusion reached inductively by the evidence provided.
B
explain the major premise on which the argument was based.
C
acknowledge a likely counterargument to the declaration’s claims.
D
predict and prepare for the outcomes of the signers’ actions.
E
explain the rights that the signers believe justify their actions.
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Considering the context of the declaration, it can be reasonably inferred that this section of the draft was left out of the final document because

A
some signers did not want to equate their liberty with that of enslaved persons.
B
most signers likely believed that the issue was important enough for a separate document.
C
not all signers understood the reasons for discussing the slave trade.
D
most signers believed that the British would consider the section an ad hominem attack.
E
some signers likely believed that the section was a fallacy of relevance.

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