Sojourner Truth was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist.

Truth was born into

slavery in 1797. She escaped with her daughter to freedom in 1826. She became an activist for
black and women's rights. "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth, made excellent use of
rhetorical techniques. Truth uses tone to get the audience to think about the things she is saying.
Her rhetorical questions let the reader know what she was advocating for. Truth's personal
experiences strengthen her reasoning and bring the audience closer.

She talks about the unfair differences between men and women and racial discrimination.

Truth's tone in her speech was passionate. She used pathos to connect to her audience and
brought in subjects like being a mother and religion to bring more people to her fight. An
example where she brought in mothers is when she said, ''I have borne thirteen children, and
seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus
heard me! And ain't I a woman?'' Her tone here is very emotional. She uses ethos and connects
with all mothers when she said she cried with her mother's grief. An example of when she
brought in religion is when she said, ''Then that little man in black there, he says women can't
have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from?
Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.''
Her tone here is assertive and bold. Truth is standing her ground and challenging one of the
factors of women's rights at the time which was religion.

Truth's rhetorical questions caused the reader to take a minute and deeply think about what she
said. An example of her rhetorical question '' Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's
this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect"] That's it, honey. What's that got to
do with women's rights or negroes' rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a
quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?'' Here she is saying
that men say that intellect is the main reason women don't have the same rights as men, but she
says it has nothing to do with intelligence. She is saying if women's rights are so little, why not
give them to them if Men's rights have so much more?

Sojourner Truth's

Sojourner Truth made immaculate use of rhetorical techniques in "Ain't I a Woman?". She talked
about the rights between men and women and racial discrimination. Truth used tone to get her
points across, and her rhetorical questions got the reader thinking about what she was advocating
for. Truth's personal experiences strengthen her claims. The text is about getting women the
rights they deserved.