Ethos In The Declaration Of Independence

The power of ethos is reflected by the influence of each contributor of the declaration. One contributing factor to the success of the declaration was the the multitude of social identities including but not limited to race, age, and class. The other was Stanton’s connection to various activist groups. With these circumstances followed by using the Declaration of Independence as the blueprint, the authors who signed the historical document displayed significant credibility. Although it would seem as if ethos was not considered on account that women were not considered credible at the time, the role Stanton played proved that the character of women was no different than that of a man’s, and that both genders should be provided the same credibility.