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.