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Women's Right To Suffrage By Susan B Anthony Ethos

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The most compelling speech to me was “Women’s Right to Suffrage,” by Susan B. Anthony because it does a good job at using ethos logos and pathos to get the point across. She asks questions to get the audience to think. Anthony’s tone and her opinion is also really prominent in this speech as well. Susan B Anthony’s purpose was to persuade the nation to think that women should have the same rights as men. Women are just as much people as men according to the constitution because it says we the people, not we the men. The most important main idea is that she explains that the constitution says we the people showing that it is not just men who deserve the right to vote. She used allusion to the constitution. The way women are being treated is …show more content…

This shows that she has experience with this problem, she is not just coming out with her opinion without actually having any problems and expecting people to listen to her. For this main idea she is using ethos. It shows that she knows what she is talking about because she has been through it. She is not just some random person telling their opinion with no experience on the topic. First she says, “I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote.” She is explaining the reason why she is giving this speech this shows that she has credibility. Anthony goes on to say, “...I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen’s rights…” She is a citizen of the United States so she should be allowed to vote, so it should not be a crime. “Friends and Fellow CItizens,” Anthony says. This ties in with the last thing, she is a legit citizen because they allowed her to say fellow citizens. Because of the voting laws, when she tried to vote she got arrested. Clearly “Women’s Rights to the Suffrage” is the best speech. She uses a ton of rhetorical devices. First she alludes to the constitution to show that she is not crazy. Then, she uses logos to ask if women are people and concludes that they are. Finally, she uses tone and ethos to explain that it should not be a crime for women to

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