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English, 11.11.2020 21:20 Victoriag2626

Read these sentences from Paragraph 3 of the passage It gave me the best assurance that I might rely with the utmost confidence on the results which, he said, would flow from teaching me to read. What he most dreaded, that I most desired. What he most loved, that I most hated. That which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn.

Which statement best describes the effect of these sentences?

The sentences present a problem and a solution to that problem.

The sentences are a flashback to earlier events from Douglass's childhood.

The sentences explain the cause of the events in Paragraph 4.

The sentences contrast with the perspective Douglass provides in Paragraph 2.

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