Which statement best supports the author's central idea about women's rights?
1. "Permit us then, as briefly as possible, to call
your attention to the legal disabilities under
which we labor." (Paragraph 2)
2. "Women's position, under our free institutions,
is much lower than under the monarchy of
England." (Paragraph 4)
3. "Not one has enjoyed that most sacred of all
rights--that right which you would die to
defend for yourselves--trial by a jury of one's
peers." (Paragraph 5)
4. "We ask for all that you have asked for
yourselves in the progress of your
development... on the ground that the rights
of every human being are the same and
identical." (Paragraph 8)

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.