Question

Summarize the message of this portion of the Declaration of Independence. What is its argument? “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

Answer 1

Alright, so first to summarize you want to cut out the unnecessary parts. How about trying that? Make sure to keep the overall message from the text into the modified version, for example, try to think of what lesson/information you learned from the passage. Hope this helped!
https://libguides.randolph.edu/summaries#:~:text=Guidelines%20for%20writing%20a%20summary%20of%20an%20article%3A&text=Identify%20the%20most%20important%20details%20that%20support%20the%20main%20ideas.&text=Write%20your%20summary%20in%20your,unless%20they're%20direct%20quotations.&text=Express%20the%20underlying%20meaning%20of,not%20just%20the%20superficial%20details.

Here is a link that could help.

Answer 2

That is extremely helpful, thank you so much.

Answer 3

No problem at all