Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. This point is made, not to be pressed immediately; but, if acquiesced in for a while, and apparently indorsed by the people at an election, then to sustain the logical conclusion that what Dred Scott's master might lawfully do with Dred Scott, in the free State of Illinois, every other master may lawfully do with any other one, or one thousand slaves, in Illinois, or in any other free State. With the notion that what is true for Dred Scott is true for all people in his situation, Lincoln _____. Select all that apply.

makes an analogymakes an inferenceuses inductive reasoning uses deductive reasoning

Answer 1

he makes an analogy and makes an inference

Answer 2

Lincoln makes an analogy and he also makes an inference.

Explanation: Lincoln makes an analogy (comparison for the purpose of explanation) that Dred Scott's reality and the reality of other slaves are the same situation. Lincoln's inference (a.k.a conclusion) is that "what is true for Dred Scott is true for all people in his situation".