Rhetorical Analysis Of Stanton

While encouraging women to fight for their political voice, Stanton argues a valid, logical point to the men, convincing them is a much more difficult task, and they are the ones who can legalize her beliefs. She acknowledges her counterclaim, and understands that the public believes, “People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say ‘the right of suffrage will make women masculine.’” (Stanton). Stanton does not allow males dull or dumb down the female gender. She understands that although her requests drastically shift society’s complete view of women, the female Americans must stand strong. Stanton reasons with her audience, and she brings up a fair point: “when we remember that man, who …show more content…
Stanton wants men to understand that up until now, women merely put up with whatever men decide. Women refuse to comply with a destroyed state that promotes cruelty and unfairness toward people who are not the majority. For years, women feed off a bread filled with hate and injustice, and as the rights of African Americans begin to shift, women also demand a taste of sweet, succulent equality. Stanton’s use of logical appeal also simultaneously flatters her ideal government while denouncing the current situation, proving, “a government of the most virtuous and educated men and women would better represent the whole and protect the interests of all than could the representation of either sex alone.” She does not want one gender superior to another. It is vital that America works toward egalitarianism and then equal representation. This government is quickly moving to an abrupt halt, and it will no longer prove itself effective without representation of both men and women. It is only reasonable that a government shelter and watch over all people, its protection should not discriminate. Males must comprehend that law derived from both the male and female perspective is the most intelligent manner in which to govern the