Question

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how does stanton use a rhetorical appeal in paragraphs 10–11 to advance her purpose?

• she makes an appeal to authority by repeating the views of a respected politician.
• she makes an appeal to credibility by mentioning how long her struggle has lasted.
• she makes an appeal to logic by citing established facts about people who break laws.
• she makes an appeal to emotion by pointing out how obeying the law can require sacrifice.

Explanation:

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in her work (most notably Declaration of Sentiments and related suffrage writing), often used emotional appeals to highlight the injustices and sacrifices women endured under discriminatory laws. Paragraphs 10-11 of her relevant text focus on the hardship of obeying unfair laws that denied women basic rights, which targets the audience's empathy.

• The authority appeal is incorrect because she does not rely on a politician's views.
• The credibility appeal is incorrect as the focus is not on the length of her personal struggle.
• The logic appeal is incorrect because she does not cite factual data about lawbreakers; her focus is on the experience of oppressed women.

Answer:

She makes an appeal to emotion by pointing out how obeying the law can require sacrifice.