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Friends and fellow citizens: 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 rhetorical appeal or device does Susan B. Anthony use in the opening of her speech?

Ethos, because she creates trust by calling her audience her friends and fellow citizens to show she's just like them
Irony, because she is saying something that is the opposite of what she means about women's right to vote
Logos, because she presents facts and statistics about women's right to vote
Rhetorical question, because she wants the reader to think about an issue through a question

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the answer is ethos
she is not saying she is better than them.
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Answer: Ethos

Step-by-step explanation:

Because she is showing that they are on the same level. She's saying that she is not better, she is the same.

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