Rhetorical Analysis Of Susan B Athony

Susan B. Anthony's oration deems the vote as acceptable since her legal evidence is the Consitiution. . Explicitly referencing the constitution, instead of summarizing helps Antony's argument proceed. Questioning the legality of the beliefs of the audience by basing it with a firm conduct, the Constitution, causes the audience to lean towards changes to gender norms. Additionally, she refers to government scholars like "Webster, Worchester, and Bouvier" ( line 95) to define citizenship as all people regardless of gender. References to scholars magnify Anothony's argument by providing credibility . They also progress towards the emphasis on the matter of fact nature behind women's suffrage. From the logical fallacies behind men's interpretation of the Constituition to the support of political scholars, both heighten Athony's intention of eliminating punishment given to women who vote.

Anthony proceeds with her oration to women and future jurors by vilifying anti-women suffrage activists through repetition. The continual usage of "to them" expands Anthony's claim through the implications that states against suffering for all disobeying the constitution. This repetition ridicules states by drawing the audiences's focus away from her breaking the law to states …show more content…
She says that "this government is not a democracy. It is not a republic" which causes listeners to feel frustrated and disgruntled which, in essence, strengthens her argument by causing the public to want to be aware and active in the suffrage movement. Chiefly, it brings a spotlight to this issue to the media which makes herself and the movement more well known. Anthony also calls the government an oligarchy and deems it as the "the most hateful aristocracy ever established on the face of the globe." Anthony hints that America's democracy is ironic and flawed to make audience