Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 1

Question 3 • [ELA11] ELA 11, Sem 1 (26-27)

Which statement best explains why "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" is an example of inductive reasoning, as a whole?

Answer

It contains one primary claim in its first paragraph and then supports that claim throughout the rest of the speech.

It offers a claim and then rebuts all arguments against that claim throughout the rest of the speech about the holiday.

It uses a specific holiday as a basis for the broader conclusion that is constructed throughout the rest of the speech.

It begins with a grandiose statement and then explains that statement in parts throughout the rest of the speech.

Explanation

Inductive reasoning starts with particular examples or observations and uses them to build a broader conclusion. Douglass focuses on the specific celebration of Independence Day and contrasts its promise of freedom with the reality of slavery, developing a wider argument about America’s failure to uphold its ideals. That makes choice C, using a specific holiday as the basis for a broader conclusion, the best answer.

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