"women do feel themselves aggrieved, oppressed, and fraudulently deprived of their most sacred rights,..."See in text(Text of Stanton's Declaration)
In a final appeal to pathos, Stanton employs impassioned diction to draw attention to the systematic oppression of women and the effects of the aforementioned grievances. Without the basic rights to vote, to financially support oneself, and to make decisions regarding their marriage, women are “aggrieved, oppressed, and fraudulently deprived”—an emotionally charged phrase Stanton employs to arouse sympathy in her audience and readers.
"He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice...."See in text(Text of Stanton's Declaration)
Through a list of sixteen facts, Stanton appeals to the audience’s sense of pathos. The audience of women would likely have identified with each grievance on a personal level. They would have understood how women are acquiesced through an oppressive system of patriarchy, strict marriage laws, and disenfranchisement. In addition, the poignant diction Stanton employs in words like “oppressed” and “dead” would have inspired recognition in her audience.
