What does Susan B. Anthony use in "Speech After Being Convicted of Voting" to appeal to an audience that is likely hostile to th
e idea of women's suffrage? A. Stories to help make her struggles seem real
B. An emotional appeal to the women in the audience
C. Complicated analogies to impress the audience
D. Logic and evidence to establish her credibility
Answer: D. Logic and evidence to establish her credibility.
In "Speech After Being Convicted of Voting,"Susan B. Anthony describes how she was accused of illegal voting due to the fact that women were not allowed to vote in America at the time. She is trying to give logical arguments to establish her credibility, as well as to persuade people of the inherent injustice of denying women the vote. Some of the arguments she uses are the text of the Constitution, the characteristics of democratic regimes and the equality of women as people and citizens.
