Read the excerpt from Jan's rhetorical analysis of Hillary
Clinton's address to the United Nations Fourth World
Conference on Women. Jan is analyzing Clinton's use of
parallelism to highlight how women's rights affect
communities.
Clinton states, "If women are healthy and educated, their
families will flourish. If women are free from violence,
their families will flourish. If women have a chance to
work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their
families will flourish. And when families flourish,
communities and nations do as well." Here, Clinton uses
parallelism to achieve her purpose of bringing "dignity
and respect to women."
Which revision of the final sentence best achieves Jan's
purpose?
O Repeating the word "flourish" creates a positive tone
and achieves the purpose of bringing "dignity and
respect to women."
O Mentioning families and communities conveys
inclusivity and achieves the purpose of bringing
"dignity and respect to women."
O By repeating the phrases "if women" and "families will
flourish," Clinton uses parallelism to clarify whom she
wants to help.
Clinton's use of parallelism and repetition of the word
"flourish" underscores the power of women's rights to
build a better world for everyone.
