Question

Read the following passage from Douglass's speech:

The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, the distance between
this platform and the slave plantation, from which I
escaped, is considerable and the difficulties to be
overcome in getting from the latter to the former, are by no
means slight.
How does Douglass establish rapport with the audience in this passage?
A. Douglass points out how little he knows about his audience and
the meaning of Independence Day.
B. Douglass condescends to his audience about having to speak to
them on a holiday.
C. Douglass illustrates his personal knowledge of the issue of
slavery to show that he can be trusted to speak on this topic.
D. Douglass demonstrates that he has little knowledge of what it is
like to experience the difficult life of a slave.

Answer 1

The answer: C. Douglass illustrates his personal knowledge of the issue of

slavery to show that he can be trusted to speak on this topic.

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