The statement which describes a gothic element in the excerpt that reflects a social attitude of Gilman’s time is : the image of the woman trying to escape contributes to the idea that the narrator feels trapped and unable to control her own fate.
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Noun:
A currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth.
Can also be a verb:
Be circulated as an unverified account.
The name of the fallacy with the statement "The Gorps would have you believe that all you need to be happy is green beans, but those of us with heads on our shoulders know better'' is <em>argumentum ad lapidem </em>or appeal to the stone. This is the answer because the speaker is implying that the argument of Gorps is absurd but he is not providing any information or evidence that it's absurd. His only evidence is that 'those among us with heads on ours shoulders know better' and that's it.
