Which revision of the final sentence best achieves Jan's purpose?
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."
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
O 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.