It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus doing, i not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights, guaranteed to me and all united states citizens by the national constitution, beyond the power of any state to deny. why does anthony present her argument in the first paragraph? a. she wants to make her audience feel sorry for her. b. she wants to ask her audience some questions. c. she wants to confuse the reader. d. she wants to speak honestly and openly.