The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? And I hardly believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not. Being persons, then, women are citizens;
and no state has a right to make any law, or to enforce any old law, that shall abridge their
privileges or immunities. Hence, every discrimination against women in the constitutions and laws
of the several states is today null and void. ...
Which answer best describes the organizational structure of this passage?

A: cause and effect
B: pro and cons
C: classification schemes
D: compare and contrast