Inequal Oligarchy Of Sex By Susan B. Anthony

In this excerpt from a speech delivered in 1873 by Susan B. Anthony, the author directly refutes the inequal oligarchy of sex by stating the contradictions of these concepts against the constitutions of United States. By heavily emphasizing the attributes of the democracy, the author reinforces the concept of revolution, which functioned to provoke woman suffarage movement. In order to effectively state her position, the author incorporated various persuasive techniques including, reiteration of the constitutional rights, creating rapport with the readers, and inducement of voluntary thoughts regards to this matter. The author is mindfully persuasive from the very beginning, opening her speech with very clear arguement. She claims that her vote was not
The author states that “It was we, the people; not we, the whiteman citizens,nor yet we, the male citizenslbut we, the whole people, who formed the Union. It is directly noticeable that the sentence is composed of number of semi colon. And it is connected by number of contradictory conjunctions. This emphasized all the misunderstandings and defects of the society, and strengthen the argument that were followed by the previous defects. Her statement targetted not only the minority with power, but also all the others who are American Citizens. By placing every people in an equal position whether male or female, black or white, the author emphasized the unity and potential output that the “union” could acheive (“-women as well as men”). Also, the author mentioned right, and responsibility, which are two concepts that always follow. She claimed that the fact that women are denied in the most important way of exercising sovereignty,is “downright mockery”. These statements, targetted to all American Citizens, made the targetted audiences to feel as if they are part of her arguement and provoked the actions for