Which excerpt from the declaration of independence best represents an attempt to appeal to pathos to persuade the reader? a. 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 . . b. and for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives . . c. prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes . . d. in every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms . .