Question

read the excerpt from \what the black man wants.\ when any individual or combination of individuals undertakes to decide for any man when he shall work, where he shall work, at what he shall work, and for what he shall work, he or they practically reduce him to slavery. applause. he is a slave. that i understand gen. banks to do—to determine for the so - called freedman, when, and where, and at what, and for how much he shall work, when he shall be punished, and by whom punished. it is absolute slavery. it defeats the beneficent intention of the government, if it has beneficent intentions, in regards to the freedom of our people. how does douglass appeal to the audience’s sense of logic in the excerpt? by using his own personal experiences to gain their trust by recounting emotional events to evoke sadness by explaining the reasoning behind his argument by describing how he plans to effect change in the us

Explanation:

In the excerpt, Douglass presents a logical argument: he defines that deciding work details for a man is slavery, then applies this to Gen. Banks’ actions, explaining how such control is absolute slavery and defeats freedom - related government intentions. This is explaining the reasoning behind his argument (appealing to logic), unlike the other options (personal experience for trust, emotional events for sadness, or describing change plans, which aren't done here).

Answer:

C. by explaining the reasoning behind his argument