Read this sentence from the conclusion of the Declaration of Independence:
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, our Fortunes and our sacred
Honor.
How does the author appeal to ethos here?
A. By using a repetitive structure to emphasize the importance of
certain words
OB. By showing that the declaration's signers are serious because they
pledge their lives to the contents of the document
C. By appealing to emotion with serious concepts such as loss and
death
D. By presenting premises that lead to a logical conclusion