Persuasion in Susan B. Anthony's "On Women's Right to Vote"

Question 2 • English 7 - LIU Summer

Which excerpt from Marian Anderson’s “Gifts of Speech” has an emotional tone?

Answer

We have been deeply impressed and inspired by the heroic efforts of women among our allies in this great fight for democracy.

Large numbers of women are supplanting the work of men on production lines.

Just before we entered the war, less than four thousand women were in airplane production, chiefly in the fabric department.

In the postwar period there will be scaling down […] We shall have to readjust large groups of workers, both men and women.

Explanation

Choice A has an emotional tone because words such as “deeply impressed,” “inspired,” and “heroic” express strong feelings of admiration. The other excerpts mainly present factual information or discuss practical changes in employment.

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