Question

Mrs ellen van valkengurg of santa cruz cal who sued the county clerk for refusing to register her name declares she will never pau another dollar of tax until allowed to vote and all over the country women property holders are waking up to the injustice of taxation without representation and ere long will refuse en masse to submit to the imposition

what rhetorical device does anthony use in this passage
anecdote
parallesim
allusion
antithesis

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

parallelism

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The rhetorical device used in this passage is parallelism. In this case, the parallel structure is seen in the repetition of the phrase "refusing to" and the use of similar language to describe the actions of Mrs. Ellen Van Valkenburg and other women property holders.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

The rhetorical device used in this passage is antithesis. Antithesis is a figure of speech that involves contrasting ideas or words in a balanced or parallel manner. In this passage, the author contrasts the act of Mrs. Ellen van Valkengurg refusing to pay taxes with the concept of taxation without representation. The author highlights the contradiction between the obligation to pay taxes and the lack of voting rights for women, creating a strong contrast.