Which of these statements from congresswoman chisholm's speech is the best example of formal language? a. "i have been far oftener discriminated against because i am a woman than because i am black." b. "an excellent beginning would be to wipe the existing ones off the books." c. "the happy little homemaker and the contented "old darkey" on the plantation were both produced by prejudice." d. "it is for this reason that i wish to introduce today a proposal that has been before every congress for the last 40 years."

D. "It is for this reason that I wish to introduce today a proposal that has been before every Congress for the last 40 years."

Explanation:

The sentence from the options that exemplifies the use of formal language by the congresswoman is the last option, since it uses phrases like "It is for this reason" which in a less formal or more casual language should be expressed as "because of this", and in this sentece the congresswoman is trying to express the introduction of a proposal.

appeal to ethos is your answer.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.