In,”Women’s Right to Suffrage,” by Susan B.Anthony, Anthony persuades the government to let women have the right to vote and all of the rights and privileges that white men have. ”Women’s Right to Suffrage” is an effective speech because Susan B. Anthony uses Logos and Pathos very well because she explains her message with a lot of passion and she really convinces the government to lt women have rights and privileges.
Anthony exclaims that only white men really have the freedom that everyone was promised in the constitution.Not even African American males have the same rights as white men.She wants the government to feel like they have done something wrong; however, she explains it all throughout her speech.”It was we, the people; not we,…show more content… “It is an odious aristocracy ; a hateful oligarchy of sex…” It helped develop the central idea by giving evidence to the government to prove that all women are citizens with all rights that they were promised.“...an oligarchy of race, where the Saxon rules the African…” The author used repetitive words to prove her point. Anthony used repetitive words make her point very clear and passionate. Anthony calls out and asks,”Are women persons?”Since women don’t have the right to vote and basically any rights at all, she is wondering if women are even considered people.“The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons?” It helped the central idea by saying that women need the right to vote.”It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens.” The author alluded to the constitution by saying we the the citizens not we the white male citizens. “And I hardly believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not” That helps her claim by making it sound like it’s not all about just the women. I can fairly state that Susan B. Anthony convinced the government a lot with this speech. She really made her point clear with evidence and she makes sense and gives a lot of
