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Question 42 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

How does Douglass use tone to effectively convey his message in "What the Black Man Wants"?

Answer
A
Douglass uses a passionate tone to strengthen the logical arguments he makes about universal suffrage.
B
Douglass uses an angry tone to convey the idea that the black man is bitter about the absence of universal suffrage.
C
Douglass uses a sorrowful tone to elicit sympathy and guilt in hopes of achieving universal suffrage.
D
Douglass uses a threatening tone to issue the inflexible demands he has prepared about universal suffrage.

Explanation

Douglass speaks with passion, but he supports his position with reasoned arguments about equality and citizenship. He explains why Black men need the vote to protect their rights, rather than relying on anger, sorrow, or threats. Thus, the passionate tone strengthens his logical case for universal suffrage.

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