Read the excerpt from "On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony.

"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people—women as well as men. And it is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them provided by this democratic-republican government—the ballot."

Which statement best explains the effectiveness of the speaker's argument?

A. It is not effective because she explains that the United States has been ruined.
B. It is effective because she appeals to the guiding principles of the United States.
C. It is not effective because she makes fun of the people who denied her the vote.
D. It is effective because she argues for a change in the way women are treated.