Title of Speech/ Business | Summary/ Description | Ethos | Logos | Pathos | Rhetorical Devices | Audience/ Purpose/ Effectiveness | Speech #1Susan B. Anthony: After Being Convicted of Voting | Susan B. Anthony stands up for her gender and fights for women’s right to vote. | Susan B. Anthony is the speaker; her reputation is being set by this speech. This speech could either ruin her chances at a great reputation‚ or transform her into a hero (which it did). | She uses logical points when she states
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is in the significant literary pieces of a time that historians can identify the heart of important movements. One notable text is Susan B. Anthony’s “Women’s Right to Vote” written during the 19th century Women’s Suffrage movement. Utilizing her leadership position in this age of American feminism‚ Anthony wrote “Women’s Right to Vote” to expose the injustice women faced in being restricted from voting; in doing so‚ she demonstrated intellect and reason amid prejudices of female incompetency. Among
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Susan. B Anthony- On women’s right to vote In the 1800s‚ women in the United States had few legal rights and did not have the right to vote. This speech was given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100 but refused to pay. | | | Friends and fellow citizens: I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election‚ without having a lawful
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and claim in Susan B. Anthony’s speech on women’s right to vote is clear and precise. The speaker is trying to convey the importance of recognizing the political right (as well as a democratic right) of women in order to keep up the true spirit of the U.S. Constitution and the nation’s democratic nature of governance. The speaker here claims that voting right is one of the most important natural rights and women being an equally important milieu in the society must have the right to vote. To support
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Susan B. Anthony‚ in her speech‚ “On Women’s Right to Vote” (1872)‚ argues that in the United States‚ women do not have the right to vote. She supports her claim by first stating that women barely have any legal rights‚ then affirming that she is a citizen‚ and exercising her rights as one‚ then reciting the preamble of the Federal Constitution‚ then discussing how it specifically indicates that it says “we‚ the people‚” not‚ “we‚ the white male citizens.”‚ and finally‚ concludes that it is downright
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Jonathan Edwards‚ and Susan B. Anthony‚ employed many rhetorical devices in order to make their speeches more effective and memorable. The reputable speeches “Speech to the Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry‚ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards‚ and “Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?” by Susan B. Anthony can all be characterized as effective pieces of rhetoric‚ for they illustrate the ideal usage of as rhetorical
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Susan B. Anthony once said‚ "Men‚ their rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less." Today‚ there are many female leaders and role models. They have changed this world for the better by finding cures and inventing useful things. What if these women hadn’t had the opportunity to perform these actions? The women’s rights reform was an extremely important topic in the 1800’s. A variety of many feminists fought for women’s rights. In the 1800’s‚ women had little to no rights compared
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In her speech “On Woman’s Right to Vote”‚ Susan B. Anthony argues that women should get equal rights as men and have the ability to vote. She is mainly using logos in her argument as a form of reasoning to be persuasive. Logos is one of the most important techniques to use in a argument because you can persuade an audience by using logical reasoning‚ and Anthony understands this. She uses supporting facts to back up her claim. She states that‚ “this evening to prove to you that in thus voting‚ I
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it is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessing of liberty…”(Anthony). This is a quote from a speech Susan B. Anthony delivered in 1873. While having the constitution protecting citizens’ rights‚ women are considered to get paid 77 cents to the dollar‚ in the eyes of many there expected to be treated as second-class citizens. But does the constitution promise inalienable rights for all people? This idea is shown throughout her speech‚ connecting to other visions‚ that
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The Fight and‚ “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” they both share the same theme of perseverance .both characters pushed around and mistreated because they were girls that wanted to be treated equal. In “Don’t Give Up The Fight‚ Ava is pushed around by the coach and the boy on her track team. Also the boys on her team and the coach tell her that she is not good enough to be on track team because she was a young woman . And in “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” she is pushed
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