Armando Guerra
9/7/2022
P.4
Rhetorical Device
Sentence/Example
Ethos
What literature could better represent early
American literature than the Declaration of
Independence signed by the founding fathers.
Kairos
Now is the most auspicious moment to
discuss early American literature while our
newest generation is ignorant, forgetting the
values of our forefathers.
Pathos
The Declaration of Independence captured
the emotions of our forefathers, to reject the
Declaration of Independence would be the
same as rejecting the convictions of the
earliest Americans.
Logos
If we’re going to discuss early American
literature we should start with the article that
established the nation.