Read this passage:

Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man when I could get it and bear the lash as well! Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I A Woman?"

What strategy is Sojourner Truth using in this passage?

A. Analogy, to explain how hard it was for her to be a slave

B. Logos, to make the audience feel bad about how she was treated

C. Ethos, to establish her credibility as both a slave and a woman

D. Deductive reasoning, to use widely accepted facts to build authority

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Valerie Knight

English

11 November, 02:58

Read this passage:

Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man when I could get it and bear the lash as well! Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I A Woman?"

What strategy is Sojourner Truth using in this passage?

A. Analogy, to explain how hard it was for her to be a slave

B. Logos, to make the audience feel bad about how she was treated

C. Ethos, to establish her credibility as both a slave and a woman

D. Deductive reasoning, to use widely accepted facts to build authority

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Garrett Douglas · Answer 1

Heads up! Apex shuffles the order of answers to be annoying (in my opinion). and the answer is

Ethos, to establish her credibility as both a slave and a woman.