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It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. Susan

b. Anthony, "Speech After Being Convicted of Voting" In this passage, which word does Susan
b. Anthony strategically repeat to grab the attention of her audience?
a."male"
b."people"
c."the"
d."we"

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User Niktrs
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The answer would be d."we"
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User Medmunds
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In this passage of the Speech After Being Convicted of Voting, Susan Anthony strategically repeat the word "we" to grab attention of her audience.

The correct answer is d.

By emphasizing the mention of this word, she tries to call the attention of the people and makes them part of the speech, making them feel part of the group that fights for the cause.

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