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Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman?
Why is this quotation an example of ethos?
Truth is implying that all of her listeners have experienced similar pain and can relate to her struggle.
Truth is suggesting that listeners should feel sympathy for her because she has suffered through extreme hardship.
Truth is testifying that women deserve equal rights because they can be as physically capable as men.
Truth is demonstrating that all women in the US have faced the same struggle that she has.

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"Truth is testifying that women deserve equal rights because they can be as physically capable as men."

Explanation: By citing her own hard labor and strength, Sojourner Truth builds credibility and authority (ethos), using her personal experience to challenge stereotypes and support her claim that women are equal to men.