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SOAPSTONE

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  • S: Truth, powerful, pride, secure
  • O: women’s rights convention, off cuff
  • A: women’s rights activists/opponents
  • P: argue for equality
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focus: rhetorical analysis - addressing the counterargument

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reminder: writing claims before you begin to write your rhetorical analysis essay gives you the roadmap for your writing

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tips for addressing the opposition

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  • first, present the case of your opponents; then address it
  • remember that if you run out of time or material to write about, you can always pivot to the opposition, present and address their position, and then present your case against it
  • your position will be stronger if you consider and counter the opposition
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step 1

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Truth

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step 2

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utilizes

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step 3

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rhetorical questions

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step 4

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to draw her readers into her argument against the inequality that women of her day faced

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claim: the speaker incorporates a chiasmus to illustrate that women can create gender equality

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figurative language

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claim: truth uses rhetorical questions to convey that gender stereotypes should not define people

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she does not expect answers to her questions; she poses them as thoughtful points

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claim: the author crafts biblical allusions to convey the idea that all humans are equal

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it identifies the technique used by the author as “biblical allusions”

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