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the only question left to be settled now is: are women persons? i scarcely believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not. being persons, then, women are citizens, and no state has a right to make any new law, or to enforce any old law, which shall abridge their privileges or immunities. hence, every discrimination against women in the constitutions and laws of the several states is today null and void, precisely as is every one against negroes. susan b. anthony, "speech after being convicted of voting"

why does susan b. anthony most likely use a rhetorical question in this passage?

a. to have the audience refocus on the central point of her argument
b. to provide the audience with the opposition's viewpoint
c. to give the audience a chance to answer the question
d. to encourage the audience to listen to her evidence

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?