"Bicycling by young women has helped to swell the ranks of reckless girls who finally drift into the standing army of outcast wo
men of the United States," wrote Smith in a resolution issued by her group, the Women's Rescue League. The bicycle is the devil's advance agent morally and physically in thousands of instances." Smith's resolution called for "all true women and clergymen" to join with her in denouncing the bicycle craze among women as "indecent and vulgar." —Wheels of Change, Sue Macy What effect does the use of words with strong connotations have in this passage? The words cause people to feel bad for women cyclists and support their right to ride. The words create anger and fear in people and persuade them to speak against women’s right to ride bikes. The words create a comical picture of female bicyclists and cause people to not take the issue seriously.
