Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage Frederick Douglass

Which of the following answer choices states the central idea of the passage? in from “Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage,” by Frederick Douglass

• All deserve the right to vote because it is a fundamental constitutional right.

• Granting the right to vote to all is the clearest path for securing a truly united nation.

• Individuals who act with intelligence and civility should be given the right to vote.

• . The right to vote should be awarded to those who sacrificed on behalf of the Union army.

Which of the following lines from the passage best supports the central idea?

• The fundamental and unanswerable argument in favor of the enfranchisement of the negro is found in the undisputed fact of his manhood. (paragraph 1)

• Peace to the country has literally meant war to the loyal men of the South, white and black; and negro suffrage is the measure to arrest and put an end to that dreadful strife. (paragraph 2)

• It is true that, in many of the rebellious States, they were almost the only reliable friends the nation had throughout the whole tremendous war. (paragraph 6)

• Give the negro the elective franchise, and you give him at once a powerful motive for all noble exertion, and make him a man among men. (paragraph 7)

Which of the following best demonstrates the author’s use of emotionally charged language in the passage from “Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage,” Frederick Douglass

• He is a man, and by every fact and argument by which any man can sustain his right to vote, the negro can sustain his right equally. (paragraph 1)

• But suffrage for the negro, while easily sustained upon abstract principles, demands consideration upon what are recognized as the urgent necessities of the case. (paragraph 2)

• Their history is parallel to that of the country; but while the history of the latter has been cheerful and bright with blessings, theirs has been heavy and dark with agonies and curses. (paragraph 4)

• It is enough that the possession and exercise of the elective franchise is in itself an appeal to the nobler elements of manhood, and imposes education as essential to the safety of society. (paragraph 7)

What is the most likely reason that Douglass mentions Charles Sumner, Thaddeus Stevens, Wendell Phillips, and Gerrit Smith in paragraph 3 of the passage?

• Douglass is encouraging listeners to trust his credibility by showing that his views are shared by other respected individuals (an appeal to authority).

• b. Douglass is showing listeners his argument is sound by describing in detail the reasoning of other well-known men (an appeal to logic).

• Douglass is reminding listeners of the feelings they associate with those men (an appeal to emotion).

• Douglass is contrasting his argument with that of men who do not share his reasoning (an appeal to logic).

5. Read the following sentence from the passage. It will tell how these poor people, whose rights we still despised, behaved to our wounded soldiers, when found cold, hungry, and bleeding on the deserted battlefield; how they assisted our escaping prisoners from Andersonville, Belle Isle, Castle Thunder, and elsewhere, sharing with them their wretched crusts, and otherwise affording them aid and comfort. Which of the following methods of persuasion appear in the above sentence? Choose three that apply.

• example

• c. restatement

• d. appeal to logic

• e. charged language

• f. appeal to emotion

In what way does Douglass appeal to logic in paragraph 7 of the passage?

• . Douglass asserts that the government has the authority to determine how individuals view themselves, and that it is logical for them to exercise that authority in a way that improves lives.

• Douglass reminds listeners that it is within their power to bless a group of people and that logically such a blessing will be rewarded by civic duty and an honorable populace.

• c. Douglass argues that individuals are capable only of what society tells them they are capable of, thus it is logical that if they are told they are capable of voting, individuals will not strive for rights beyond that.

• Douglass contends that because people believe about themselves what others believe about them, it logically follows that if society tells them they are worthy of the vote, they will live lives worthy of that right.

How do the following sentences from paragraph 7 fit into the logic of Douglass’s appeal? It is nothing against this reasoning that all men who vote are not good men or good citizens. It is enough that the possession and exercise of the elective franchise is in itself an appeal to the nobler elements of manhood, and imposes education as essential to the safety of society.

• In these lines, Douglass admits to the validity of a criticism and proposes an alternative.

• In these lines, Douglass dismisses a criticism of his reasoning as presenting an unlikely scenario.

• In these lines, Douglass acknowledges a basic truth and explains why it does not affect the logic of his conclusion.

• . In these lines, Douglas alludes to a common myth and discusses how his logic reveals the truth and should be the only reasoning necessary.

Which of the following quotations is an example of restatement?

• a. It is plain that, if the right belongs to any, it belongs to all. (paragraph 1)

• The work of destruction has already been set in motion all over the South. (paragraph 2)

• Here they are, four millions of them, and, for weal or for woe, here they must remain. (paragraph 4)

• It is true that they came to the relief of the country at the hour of its extremest need. (paragraph 6)