Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony: Description and Definition in Their Arguments
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It is quite noteworthy that both Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony does not make arguments that are without a description. All their arguments are supported by well-described premises. For example, Susan B. Anthony makes a point of saying that the statement the people of the United States encompasses all individuals; male, female, black, and white. This she gave an explanation to after being arrested and charged a fine simply because she exercised her right to vote.
In essence, the arguments presented by Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth are in resonance; this is because they both talk about human rights. Womens rights are also human rights because of human rights despite any manner of stereotype or discrimination.
With respect to definition, both women make sure to define the wrongs that have been committed against them. For example, considering the things that Sojourner Truth had gone through in life, it was only fair that she be treated with a little respect; not to be insulted by an ideology that men were better than women in terms of strength and intellect. On the other hand, Susan B. Anthony made sure to point out the evil that was being committed against Americans that wanted to exercise their right to vote. Susan had to go all the way and define to her audiences and aggressors what the United Constitution really meant and intended (Stanton, 83).
The challenge that both these famous intellects faced is that a part of the audience they were addressing had preconceived notions about women. They did not understand that anything a man can do under the sun can be done by a woman in a much better way.
Drawing on your analyses in parts one and two make a thoughtful argument about using description and definition to persuade.
It is quite evident that a persuasion is a powerful tool and after reading the stories of Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth, any reader can tell that they are two women who understand the theories of persuasion very well. In addition to that, they must have understood the theories of motivation and influence because they were able to create awareness and bring back confidence to many women; especially African American women whose intellect and strength was looked down upon by Whites and worse still; their own kind; African American Men.
With respect to description, Susan B. Anthony describes all the facets within which the strong have been ruling over the weak. In addition to that, she adds that all individuals have been affected; they were either the aggressor or the wronged. In her argument, the strong were represented by men, the rich, the educated, and the colonialists (Anthony, 44). On the other hand, the weak were represented by women, the poor, the ignorant, and the African Americans that were under colonial yoke.
In a nutshell, definition and description are useful persuasive tools that can influence others with absolute accuracy. Whats more, they can assist anyone to get what they really need from life. For instance both Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner's Truth realized the awareness that they wanted to project to the world regarding how women were wronged through unconstitutional laws and overtly patriarchal normative social constructs (Painter, 34). The point that these women successfully brought home is that America should be a country where both the weak and the poor coordinate to build it as opposed to seeking divisions from trivial matters.
Bibliography
Anthony, Susan B. "Susan B. Anthony." The President Speaks (2004): 8.
Painter, Nell Irvin. Sojourner Truth: A life, a symbol. WW Norton & Company, 1996.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, Susan Brownell Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage. History of woman suffrage. Vol. 2. Susan B. Anthony, 1881.
Truth, Sojourner. Narrative of Sojourner Truth. Penguin, 1998.
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