Read the quotation from "ain't i a woman " 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! and ain't i a woman? why is this quotation an example of logos, or an appeal based on reason? truth is implying that all of her listeners have experienced similar pain and can relate to her struggle. truth is suggesting that ...

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27 June, 05:33

Read the quotation from "ain't i a woman " 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! and ain't i a woman? why is this quotation an example of logos, or an appeal based on reason? truth is implying that all of her listeners have experienced similar pain and can relate to her struggle. truth is suggesting that ...

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Edith Carney · Answer 1

Logos is appealing to facts and knowledge. It is a fact that there is no difference whatsoever other than the one where she is a woman. It is an appeal on reason because everything she says is factual and reasonable. She is not appealing to emotion, but rather to sense.