The Declaration of Independence is one of the most influential and well written papers in American history. This paper was written in order to have the colonists act out against Great Britain and it was very successful in doing so. Thomas Jefferson and the other important leaders of this time packed this article full of propaganda and strong persuasive words, in order to get the Americans to follow their lead. Jefferson stated an action that he wanted the colonists to take and then it back it with factual evidence and evidence that appealed to the values of the people. First, Jefferson stated a claim that he wanted the American people to follow. That claim was written as, "When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of nature and Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the cause which impel them to separation (para. 1)." This claim shows that Jefferson wanted the American colonists to secede from Great Britain and its tyranny. Jefferson and the other writers then went on to back their claim up with evidence.
             In the Declaration of Independence I felt that when the article was using factual evidence that the same evidence was also written to appeal to the values of the people. For example, the article says, "For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us (para. 16)." This is an example of factual evidence because Great Britain let its troops stay in the homes of the people and eat the food as much as they wished. Although, it is an example of factual evidence it is also meant to appeal to values. Jefferson is basically saying to the people, "Do you want troops coming and going as they please?" Another example of this form of usin...