“We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal” (Elizabeth Stanton 295). This quote was given in a speech called “Declaration of Sentiments” by a woman who fought for women’s rights. The quote relates to the speech given by Frederick Douglass who fought for the rights of black people. In his speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July” and in Elizabeth Stanton’s speech that fought for women's rights, although fighting for different groups, equality was the goal. What you will learn is that Frederick Douglass was a more effective speaker than Elizabeth Stanton because of his use of rhetorical questions, more emotional words, and referenced the Bible more. Frederick Douglass used rhetorical questions
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One of the rhetorical statements she said is “He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice” (Stanton 296). The men of the United States, Stanton felt, did not give women a voice in affairs that concerned them. The second rhetorical statement she included was “He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men-both natives and foreigners” (296). Her point in that statement was all men not matter their condition had more rights than any woman. Besides the use of rhetorical phrases, Douglass and Stanton both used words that appealed to people’s …show more content…
Although Elizabeth Stanton did use emotional words there was fewer of them. Douglass spoke the words “...example of a nation whose crimes, towering up to heaven...’’ to cause his listeners to see the United States not some foreign land was guilty of abusing blacks (Douglass 286). His words were plaintive or full of sorrow like “My subject, then, fellow-citizens, is AMERICAN SLAVERY” (286). His words were spoken to make whites both men and women feel embarrassed. Stanton’s words were aimed at the men of the United States. Some of the emotional words Elizabeth Stanton used were chastisement and suffer referring to men’s power over women. She states “...her master-the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement” (Stanton 296). Another way both Douglass and Stanton tried to get their points across was by allusions to the
One of the rhetorical statements she said is “He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice” (Stanton 296). The men of the United States, Stanton felt, did not give women a voice in affairs that concerned them. The second rhetorical statement she included was “He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men-both natives and foreigners” (296). Her point in that statement was all men not matter their condition had more rights than any woman. Besides the use of rhetorical phrases, Douglass and Stanton both used words that appealed to people’s …show more content…
Although Elizabeth Stanton did use emotional words there was fewer of them. Douglass spoke the words “...example of a nation whose crimes, towering up to heaven...’’ to cause his listeners to see the United States not some foreign land was guilty of abusing blacks (Douglass 286). His words were plaintive or full of sorrow like “My subject, then, fellow-citizens, is AMERICAN SLAVERY” (286). His words were spoken to make whites both men and women feel embarrassed. Stanton’s words were aimed at the men of the United States. Some of the emotional words Elizabeth Stanton used were chastisement and suffer referring to men’s power over women. She states “...her master-the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement” (Stanton 296). Another way both Douglass and Stanton tried to get their points across was by allusions to the