Rhetorical Appeals
Which word in the quote below creates a strong feeling of pathos:
"He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead."
Dead
Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling.
Juxtaposition
Stanton says women were denied the right to their "elective franchise." This means they could not . . .
vote
Who wrote "The Declaration of Sentiments"?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Which of these was NOT invented or co-invented by a woman?
A) Scotchguard, B) windshield wipers,
C) the underwater telescope, or D) the telephone.
D) the telescope
What phrases here create a strong feeling of pathos:
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism,
abuses and usurpations
absolute despotism
A brief reference to a famous person or event - often from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible.
Allusion
Women had little job prospects. Of the jobs they were allowed to hold, they received “scanty remuneration.” What does that mean?
Women received very little pay.
On what occasion did Stanton deliver her speech?
the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY
What year did women gain the right to vote in the United States?
1920
What appeal is shown the best in this quote:
"they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights"
Ethos
The quote here is an example of what rhetorical device:
“…We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” (John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address)
Parallelism
Fill in the blank: "He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education - all _______ being closed against her."
colleges
What is the purpose of "The Declaration of Sentiments"?
to demand equal rights for women
Who was the first African-American woman to fly in space?
Mae Jemison
Which appeal is shown the best here:
"To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world."
Logos
Which TWO rhetorical devices are used in the quote below:
"I suppose I am kept here because something remains for me to do; I suppose I am yet to help to break the chain."
Anaphora (repetition)
Parallelism
Elizabeth Cady Stanton gave a call to action. Name something she says that she and the attendees would do to promote women's rights.
"We shall employ agents, circulate tracts, petition the State and National Legislatures, and endeavor to enlist the pulpit and the press in our behalf."
In what year was "The Declaration of Sentiments" delivered?
1848
Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
Which appeal is shown the best here?:
"He has endeavored, in every way that he could to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life."
Pathos
A) What famous document is "The Declaration of Sentiments" modeled after?
B) What rhetorical device is that called?
A) the Declaration of Independence
B) an allusion
How many people signed "The Declaration of Sentiments"?
100 (68 women & 32 men)
Why did Stanton adopt the style of the Declaration of Independence?
She wants to align the women's rights struggle with America's founding ideals of liberty.
What famous writer, former slave, and abolitionist attended the Seneca Falls Convention?
Frederick Douglass