by Shirley Chisolm
Mr.Speaker, when a young woman graduates from college and starts looking for a job, she is likely to have a frustrating and even demeaning experience ahead of her. If she walks into an office for an interview, the first question she will be asked is, "Do you type?''
There is a calculated system of prejudice that lies unspoken behind that question. Why is it acceptable for women to be secretaries, librarians, and teachers, but totally unacceptable for them to be managers, administrators, doctors, lawyers, and Members of Congress.
The unspoken assumption is that women are different. They do not have executive ability orderly minds, stability, leadership skills, and they are too emotional.
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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which best describes the author’s use of rhetoric in paragraphs 7 and 8?
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Responses
She creates a sense of outrage by citing examples of women’s inequality.
She creates a sense of outrage by citing examples of women’s inequality.
She creates a feeling of hope by suggesting that women have great potential as members of the workforce.
She creates a feeling of hope by suggesting that women have great potential as members of the workforce.
She questions the idea that women make up more than half the population by citing evidence that they hold fewer important jobs than men.
She questions the idea that women make up more than half the population by citing evidence that they hold fewer important jobs than men.
She supports the argument that women face discrimination by describing the pitfalls of tokenism.
She supports the argument that women face discrimination by describing the pitfalls of tokenism.
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The correct response that best describes the author’s use of rhetoric in paragraphs 7 and 8 is:
She supports the argument that women face discrimination by describing the pitfalls of tokenism.
This choice reflects how Shirley Chisholm illustrates the broader societal discrimination against women in the workforce, highlighting their underrepresentation in important roles and the assumptions that contribute to this inequality.
