Question 6 • AVA 26-27 Amison English Language Arts 11 Q1 (BLOCK)
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? Why is this quotation an example of ethos?
Answer
A
Truth is implying that all of her listeners have experienced similar pain and can relate to her struggle.
B
Truth is suggesting that listeners should feel sympathy for her because she has suffered through extreme hardship.
C
Truth is testifying that women deserve equal rights because they can be as physically capable as men.
D
Truth is demonstrating that all women in the US have faced the same struggle that she has.