Question

for the present, it is enough to affirm the equal manhood of the negro race. is it not astonishing that, while we are ploughing, planting, and reaping, using all kinds of mechanical tools, erecting houses... that, while we are reading, writing and ciphering, acting as clerks, merchants, and secretaries, having among us lawyers, doctors, ministers, poets, authors, editors, orators, and teachers; that, while we are engaged in all manner of enterprises common to other men... living in families as husbands, wives, and children, and, above all, confessing and worshipping the
this is an example of → deductive
reasoning
complete
why is the conclusion valid or invalid?
it is invalid because slaveholders require enslaved people to prove that they are human.
it is valid based on evidence that enslaved people share the work, family life, and beliefs of other people.
it is valid based on evidence that manhood requires using strong minds rather than using physical strength.
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Explanation:

The text provides evidence of enslaved people engaging in various activities (work like ploughing, reading, etc., family life as husbands, wives, children, and religious worship) which are common to all humans. This evidence supports the conclusion of equal manhood (i.e., being fully human), making the conclusion valid.

Answer:

It is valid based on evidence that enslaved people share the work, family life, and beliefs of other people.