Hypocrisy In The Declaration Of Independence Analysis

“Practice what you preach or change your speech”. This is something Benjamin Banneker may relate to since he wrote a letter about the hypocrisy in the Declaration of Independence. The letter was sent to Thomas Jefferson in order to allow equal rights to the slaves and to state the hypocrisy of the declaration. Banneker believed that the equal rights states for the men in the United States should be granted for the slaves as well and they should not be left out as men. In his letter, Benjamin Banneker uses pathos, logos, and allusions in order to argue for equal rights to slaves and highlight the hypocrisy of the declaration. Banneker appeals to pathos in order to persuade Thomas Jefferson that slaves should be granted equal rights and that the Declaration is a hypocrisy. Banneker shows the hypocrisy …show more content…
This quote is an example of how Banneker appeals to Jefferson’s feelings and emotions, since he states his beliefs of natural rights but commits a criminal act against slaves and does not practice his belief towards them.The colonists were under the control of Great Britain for a long period of time. During this time, the colonist believed that their natural rights were being abused by the British. That exact feeling that the colonist felt, is the same feeling the slaves have under the rule of the colonist. This was how Banneker