Question

the following excerpt from truths speech is taken from the account of marius robinson and was published in anti-slavery bugle in 1851.
from \speech to the ohio womens conference: aint i a woman?\ by sojourner truth
reread paragraph 7 of the speech. then answer the multiple-choice questions that follow.
7 i want to say a few words about this matter. i am for a womans rights. i have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man. i have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? i have heard much about the sexes being equal. i can carry as much as any man, and can eat as much too, if i can get it. i am as strong as any man that is now.

1. in this paragraph, truth uses a rhetorical question to —

□ a. explain why women need equal rights.
□ b. compare her abilities and any mans abilities.
□ c. show how hard husking and chopping is.
□ d. argue that she is unique among women.

1. how does this rhetorical question support an appeal?

□ a. it supports an appeal to ethics by showing truth is an expert on the topic.
□ b. it supports an appeal to logic by inspiring a strong emotional response.
□ c. it supports an appeal to pathos by highlighting how strong she is.
□ d. it supports an appeal to logos by comparing mens and womens abilities.

Explanation:

1. The rhetorical question "I have heard much about the sexes being equal. I can carry as much as any man, and can eat as much too, if I can get it. I am as strong as any man that is now. If any man can do more than that?" is used to compare Sojourner Truth's physical and labor abilities to those of men, making the case that women deserve equal rights by demonstrating equivalent capability.
2. The rhetorical question supports an appeal to logos (logical appeal) by directly comparing the tangible abilities of men and women, using concrete examples of labor to logically argue for equality.

Answer:

1. B. compare her abilities and any man's abilities.
2. D. It supports an appeal to logos by comparing men's and women's abilities.