Read the following excerpts from the draft and revision of the Declaration of
Independence:
DRAFT:
We therefore the representatives of the United States of
America in General Congress assembled do, in the name &
by authority of the good people of these states, reject and
renounce all allegiance & subjection to the kings of Great
Britain& all others who may hereafter claim by, through, or
under them; we utterly dissolve all political connection
which may have heretofore subsisted between us & the
people or parliament of Great Britain; and finally we do
assert and declare these colonies to be free and
independen states.
REVISION:
We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of
America, in General Congress Assembled, appealing to the
Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our
intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good
People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare,
That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be
Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from
all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political
connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is
and ought to be totally dissolved.
How does the diction change in the revision of the conclusion?
A. The diction is more repetitive and parallel than in the draft.
B. The diction is more ornate and vibrant than in the draft.
C. The diction in the revision is more concise and clear than in the draft.
D. The diction is more emotional and critical than in the draft.