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The lolowing passage is from an address to Congress American leader ahe deducated his life to ending and lighting for equally January 1007, ather the end of the Civil War should be a universa night granted to the color of a man thin His of the day (1) The fundanental and universation argument in favor of the reguls found in the He is a man and by every fact and argument by which aly man can sustain his right can sustain his right equally kis plan that, It the sight belongs to my, I belongs to all. The have to rights that others are a dixtine which we black men have no right in the eyes of white men, of course the when can have tore in the eyes of the blacks. The result hamard of all proper human relations (i) But whage b the nega, while raily tustained upon How do the following sentences from paragraph of Dougless's appeal? It is nothing againat this reasoning that all men who wote are tet good men or good citirens. It is enough that the possession and exercise of the elective franchise is in itself an appeal to the nobler elements of mashoed and imposes education as essential to the safety of society. A. in these tres Douglass adists to the validity proposes an alternative of his reasoning as presenting an unlikely scenario C. in these lees Douglass ackeowledges a base It does not affect the D. In these ines, Douglas afules to a common myth and discusses how his logic reveals the hard should be the only reasoning recessary
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The sentences provided offer a rebuttal to a potential counterargument. Douglass anticipates the objection that some voters are not "good men or good citizens." He acknowledges this fact but argues it doesn't weaken his reasoning. Instead, he contends that the very act of voting encourages positive development. Therefore, the best answer is **C. In these lines, Douglass acknowledges a basic flaw in his reasoning and proposes an alternative.** He's not presenting an *unlikely* scenario (A), but a very real one. He's also not debunking a myth (D), but rather addressing a practical concern about the merits of universal suffrage. His "alternative" isn't a different argument for suffrage, but an explanation of how suffrage itself can improve citizenry. He doesn't dismiss his reasoning (B) but strengthens it by addressing a potential weakness.