Question

Read the excerpt from Susan B. Anthony’s “On Women's Right to Vote.”

I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote.

Which phrase in this excerpt helps Anthony create a tone of doubt about her voting?

A) stand before you
B) alleged crime
C) having voted
D) last presidential election

Answer 1

B. alleged crime, trust me this was on my assignment and I got it corrected.

Answer 2

Answer: B) Alleged crime.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. In the given excerpt from Susan B. Anthony's "On women's Right to Vote" the phrase that helps to create a tone of doubt is "alleged crime" because she doesn't think that a woman voting is a crime.