Lincoln is about to take the presidential oath for the 2nd time.
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What is Douglass' argument?
Slavery should be abolished.
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The title "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" is an example of a _________ __________?
Rhetorical Question
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A commercial for a charity for abused and neglected animals that has sad music playing and puppies crying
Pathos
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The lack of punctuation in the first stanza creates what effect?
Running without stopping
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What is the main topic of the speech?
The Civil War
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What is Douglass' tone?
Passionate and knowledgable
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What is Logos?
Appeal to logic/reason
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Shaq tells you to buy Icy Hot
Ethos
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The following line is "spoken" by which character
"If you see my Pompey, age thirty years,/ new breeches, plain stockings, negro shoes..."
slave master
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How does Lincoln think the war will end?
He doesn't know, but he hopes that the North will win.
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Why does Douglass talk about the law forbidding slaves to learn to read and write?
He says this to prove that they are humans, not animals incapable of doing so.
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What is pathos?
Appeal to emotions
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A lawyer cites a law in a closing argument
Logos
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Who is the second half of the poem about?
Harriet Tubman
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Before entering the Civil War, what did Lincoln want to do about slavery?
Restrict it
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What to the slave is the fourth of July?
Nothing but a reminder of enslavement
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What is ethos?
Appeal to trust/credibility
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Douglass states that a slave is a human being
Logos
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How is Tubman depicted in this poem?
She is depicted as a brave leader who values the safety of the group over the fear of the individual. She threatens to shoot those who try to return to slavery.
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Why does Lincoln say that his 2nd address is shorter than the 1st?
He has already spoken a lot about the Civil War during his first 4 years in office.
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Why does Douglass list accomplishments of African Americans and the abuses of slaves in his argument?
He wants to show how African Americans are just as accomplished as white people and undeserving of torture.
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Which appeal is most relied on in an effective argument?
All three (trick question--no, there will not be trick questions on the test)
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Douglass asks his audience to consider what he, as a speaker, can say about slavery