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 . . .