Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?" Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? Why is this quotation an example of ethos?
Answer
A
Truth is suggesting that listeners should feel sympathy for her because she has suffered through extreme hardship.
B
Truth is testifying that women deserve equal rights because they can be as physically capable as men.
C
Truth is implying that all of her listeners have experienced similar pain and can relate to her struggle.
D
Truth is demonstrating that all women in the US have faced the same struggle that she has.
Explanation
Ethos is an appeal that builds a speaker’s credibility or authority. Truth describes her own experience ploughing, planting, and gathering crops to show that she has done demanding physical work and can speak from experience about women’s abilities. This supports the claim that women deserve equal rights because they can be as physically capable as men.
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