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  1. Identify two contrasts or juxtapositions in the first four paragraphs. How do they contribute to Margaret Fuller’s position?

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    Exploring the Text: - Identify two contrasts or juxtapositions in the first four paragraphs. How do they contribute to Margaret Fuller’s position?
  2. How does the transition from paragraph 4 to paragraph 5 prepare the reader for the main idea of the piece?

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    Exploring the Text: - How does the transition from paragraph 4 to paragraph 5 prepare the reader for the main idea of the piece?
  3. What is the rhetorical purpose and effect of the dialogue in paragraphs 7–14?

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    Exploring the Text: - What is the rhetorical purpose and effect of the dialogue in paragraphs 7–14?
  4. What is the distinction that Fuller makes between men and women in paragraph 15? Does that distinction still exist today? Explain why or why not.

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    Exploring the Text: - What is the distinction that Fuller makes between men and women in paragraph 15? Does that distinction still exist today? Explain why or why not.
  5. What are the “symptoms” (par. 19) that Fuller discusses?

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    Exploring the Text: - What are the “symptoms” (par. 19) that Fuller discusses?
  6. What rhetorical strategies does Fuller use in paragraph 23? How do they contribute to her argument?

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    Exploring the Text: - What rhetorical strategies does Fuller use in paragraph 23? How do they contribute to her argument?
  7. Paraphrase the prediction that Fuller makes at the end of paragraph 23. Was she accurate? Explain.

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    Exploring the Text: - Paraphrase the prediction that Fuller makes at the end of paragraph 23. Was she accurate? Explain.
  8. Fuller writes, “I said, we will not speak of this now, yet I have spoken, for the subject makes me feel too much” (par. 24). What is her purpose? What appeals does she make with that statement?

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    Exploring the Text: - Fuller writes, “I said, we will not speak of this now, yet I have spoken, for the subject makes me feel too much” (par. 24). What is her purpose? What appeals does she make with that statement?
  9. How would you paraphrase Fuller’s intended answer to the lengthy rhetorical question that she poses in paragraph 25?

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    Exploring the Text: - How would you paraphrase Fuller’s intended answer to the lengthy rhetorical question that she poses in paragraph 25?
  10. What rhetorical appeals does Fuller make in the final paragraphs of this selection? How do they serve to address some of the obstacles to women’s rights in the nineteenth century?

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    Exploring the Text: - What rhetorical appeals does Fuller make in the final paragraphs of this selection? How do they serve to address some of the obstacles to women’s rights in the nineteenth century?