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1. How does Frederick Douglass use religious language in this speech? Find examples and explain what they add to his argument.

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   Questions: - How does Frederick Douglass use religious language in this speech? Find examples and explain what they add to his argument.
2. What three issues, usually used by abolitionists to denounce slavery, does Douglass examine? What conclusions does he come to? What is the tone of his conclusions?

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   Questions: - What three issues, usually used by abolitionists to denounce slavery, does Douglass examine? What conclusions does he come to? What is the tone of his conclusions?
3. In what way does this excerpt from Douglass’s speech fit the definition of a jeremiad? Does it provide a standard? Does it show the ways in which the community has fallen from the standard? Does it provide a vision? Or does it adapt the traditional form of the jeremiad to serve Douglass’s specific purpose? Explain your answer, using examples from the speech.

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   Questions: - In what way does this excerpt from Douglass’s speech fit the definition of a jeremiad? Does it provide a standard? Does it show the ways in which the community has fallen from the standard? Does it provide a vision? Or does it adapt the traditional form of the jeremiad to serve Douglass’s specific purpose? Explain your answer, using examples from the speech.
4. The audience for Douglass’s speech probably shared his beliefs in regard to slavery. In what ways does the speech acknowledge that shared ground? In what ways does Douglass set himself apart from the audience?

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   Questions: - The audience for Douglass’s speech probably shared his beliefs in regard to slavery. In what ways does the speech acknowledge that shared ground? In what ways does Douglass set himself apart from the audience?