28) There were fears that such a demand would be pushing too hard and too fast and would cause others to laugh off the entire declaration. (29) Some historians believe that the Seneca Falls Convention’s bold demand for women’s suffrage was the main factor that set off the women’s rights movement in the United States (Stansell 141–142). (30) It gave the emerging movement a specific and meaningful goal and inspired the ambition to achieve it. (31) The Seneca Falls Convention did not bring about significant reforms immediately. (32) Rather, it triggered a movement that would bring about gradual change over a period of more than a hundred years. (33) Those women who attended the Seneca Falls Convention started the process of change. (34) Eventually, women gained the right to vote as well as all the other rights mentioned in the Declaration of Sentiments. Works Cited
Levine, Bruce, et al. Who Built America? Vol. 1. New York: Random House, Inc., 1989.
Osborn, Elizabeth R., “The Seneca Falls Convention: Teaching About the Rights of Women and the Heritage of the Declaration of Independence.” ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, June 2001. Indiana University. 23 October 2001 .
Stansell, Christine. “The Seneca Falls Convention.” Eds. James McPherson and Alan Brinkley. Days of Destiny: Crossroads in American History. New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 2001, pp. 133–142.
Stanton, Elizabeth C., et al., eds. History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 1. New York, 1881.

Which one of the following sentences should be added after sentence 28 to support the point made in the fifth paragraph?
a.
They were right.
b.
In 1848, half of the adult population were women.
c.
My neighbor Mr. Smith said that he might have thought the declaration was ridiculous if he had been alive back then (Smith).
d.
In fact, many people did laugh at the declaration, calling it silly.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided