How does douglass use tone to effectively convey his message in "what the black man wants"?
douglass uses a passionate tone to strengthen the logical arguments he makes about universal suffrage.
douglass uses an angry tone to convey the idea that the black man is bitter about the absence of universal suffrage.
douglass uses a sorrowful tone to elicit sympathy and guilt in hopes of achieving universal suffrage.
douglass uses a threatening tone to issue the inflexible demands he has prepared about universal suffrage.

The correct answer is Douglass uses a passionate tone to strengthen the logical arguments he makes about universal suffrage.

Explanation:

During his speech, Douglass uses a passionate tone, where he clearly states that black men have to vote because it is their right.

He states that “No class of men can, without insulting their own nature, be content with any deprivation of their rights.” And, appealing to logic, speaking with passion, he says that if people do not expect anything from another person, that person will have difficulty proving otherwise.

During his speech, he is applauded when he says “What I ask for the Negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice.”, stating how he really wants other people to act in front of black men.

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the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

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