Declaration of Independence

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Rhetorical Analysis on the Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence is very influential and an example of the greatest documents in the American history. It forms the birth certificate of the USA. It contains what the ancestors thought were the human rights. It represents a framework of principals and logic that intelligent men sat and came up prepared it. It was written with good intentions and with an aim to explain the reasons why there was the need to separate the colonists from the British crown. It was founded on strong ideals of equality, liberty and in line with the pursuit for forever happiness. The introduction of the document entails the purpose and the philosophies under which it is based. The body contains the grievances and dissatisfaction faced by the citizens of the colonies (St. George, Judith and Will Hillenbrand,67). The conclusion highlights the rights of the people and needs to separate the colonies from the tyrannical government. The document is paramount for the history of America (Agel, Jerome and Mort Gerberg, 72). However, the document contains flaws and what was seen and viewed by those in the 18th century is currently being seen as a view of the time and not for the current century.
The document depicts four lines of reasoning that the writers used. Firstly it states that governments secure and follow rights that were granted by God which is Nature Law (Kirszner, Laurie G and Stephen R Mandell, 40).

However, the document does not highlight the laws of nature. Secondly, the document highlights that citizens have a right to overthrow the government if their rights are violated with substantial evidence. Thirdly, using deductive reasoning, the document states that the thirteen colonies have a right to separate themselves from the Great Britain. Lastly, the declaration is a document that demonstrates a right of the people to express and demand justice for themselves.
The document uses a phrase of one people depicting collectivist mind. It is based not based on individualistic thinking. The collective mind is what brings racial discrimination, religion bigotry, super-patriotism and genocide seen between nations. A group should not think of itself as different from other people but instead realize that in such a society, there exist individuals who are unique and who exhibit different opinions. A phrase of one people should not exist and if it does it should not be objective but should be one involving literal minds. Therefore it was false for those men writing the declaration of independence to say that they were speaking for a collective we for the thirteen colonies. Instead, they should have declared their need for their independence. It would have been prudent if those men who wrote the document had thought that each human being is independent and is entailed to their thinking. Talking about “we” instead of “self” was a complete exaggeration. Collective pronouns are a hindrance to individualistic opinions.
On the other hand, the colonies should not have used force in attaining independence in the name of political bands. Instead, they should have evolved by themselves to independence. Deeping further the statement that “all men were created equal” is flawed (Tsesis, Alexander, 53). All men were not created equal; each has their different abilities and unique characteristics. Instead, the document should have stated that all men have equal rights. The report highlights that rights can be endowed by anyone or any entity which is also flaws. Rights should be given by the Creator however the document has provided false information that the rights should be provided by the state.
Conclusively the document is significant as far as American history is concerned. The document was written following logic and critical thinking. However, it contains several flaws. The flaws include the use of collectivist minds, political bands; all men were created equally and the rights endowed by the states. Therefore, it should be utilized as a kind of biblical reference and not entirely as an optimal statement of principles.
Works Cited
St. George, Judith and Will Hillenbrand. The Journey Of The One And Only Declaration Of Independence. New York, Philomel Books, 2005,.
Agel, Jerome and Mort Gerberg. The U.S. Declaration Of Independence For Everyone. New York, Perigee Book, 2001,.
Kirszner, Laurie G and Stephen R Mandell. Practical Argument.
Tsesis, Alexander. For Liberty And Equality. New York, Oxford University Press, 2012,.