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 audiences sense of logic in the excerpt? by explaining the reasoning behind his argument; by using his own personal experiences to gain their trust; by describing how he plans to effect change in the us; by recounting emotional events to evoke sadness

Explanation:

To determine how Douglass appeals to logic, we analyze each option:

• The first option: Douglass explains that deciding work details for a man reduces him to slavery, and applies this reasoning to Gen. Banks’ actions, using logical argumentation (explaining the reasoning behind his claim that such control is slavery).
• The second option: Using personal experiences is an appeal to ethos (trust), not logic.
• The third option: The excerpt doesn’t discuss his plans for change.
• The fourth option: Recounting emotional events is an appeal to pathos (emotion), not logic.

So the correct option is the one about explaining the reasoning behind his argument.

Answer:

A. by explaining the reasoning behind his argument