“What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass-fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery.”

Evaluate the reasoning Douglass uses in the passage by determining whether the conclusion is valid or invalid.

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“What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass-fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery.”

Evaluate the reasoning Douglass uses in the passage by determining whether the conclusion is valid or invalid.

nottobemistakenwith · Answer

I think it's valid and that he's calling the 4th of July a hypocritical, hollow celebration? is that the right way to answer that?

Astro · Answer

Welcome to QuestionCove @nottobemistakenwith

JamesTDG · Answer

@nottobemistakenwith wrote:

I think it's valid and that he's calling the 4th of July a hypocritical, hollow celebration? is that the right way to answer that?

I'm honestly unsure

Astro · Answer

@jamestdg wrote:

@nottobemistakenwith wrote:

I think it's valid and that he's calling the 4th of July a hypocritical, hollow celebration? is that the right way to answer that?

I'm honestly unsure

Do you understand what the question is asking?

JamesTDG · Answer

Yes I am, the problem is that I am just having issues evaluating the reasoning...

Astro · Answer

Well what do you think the reason could be?

nottobemistakenwith · Answer

well he feels this and that way like I said before because he is living in the exact antithesis of the values celebrated on the holiday?

Astro · Answer

@nottobemistakenwith wrote:

well he feels this and that way like I said before because he is living in the exact antithesis of the values celebrated on the holiday?

This is actually really great reasoning. Does that make sense to you @jamestdg

JamesTDG · Answer

Actually, yes it does

Astro · Answer

Ok good. Is your question answered then?

JamesTDG · Answer

That it is, closing it now...

Astro · Answer

Awesome. Have a great day! (: