Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled. How does Stanton use pathos as a rhetorical appeal?
Answer
A
by describing one young woman’s unfulfilled potential
B
by establishing her authority to question the status quo
C
by explaining laws that govern marriages
D
by emphasizing the injustices endured by women
Explanation
Stanton appeals to readers’ emotions by describing women’s “long train of abuses and usurpations” and their “patient sufferance.” These phrases emphasize the injustices women have endured and create sympathy for their demand for equal status. The passage does not focus on one young woman, marriage laws, or Stanton’s personal authority.
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