Question

Which statement best explains why "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" is an example of inductive reasoning, as a whole?
It contains one primary claim in its first paragraph and then supports that claim throughout the rest of the speech.
It offers a claim and then rebuts all arguments against that claim throughout the rest of the speech about the holiday.
It uses a specific holiday as a basis for the broader conclusion that is constructed throughout the rest of the speech.
It begins with a grandiose statement and then explains that statement in parts throughout the rest of the speech.

Answer 1

"It uses a specific holiday as a basis for the broader conclusion that is constructed throughout the rest of the speech."

Explanation: Inductive reasoning moves from specific observations to a general conclusion. Douglass takes the Fourth of July (a specific instance) and builds from that to a wider argument about American hypocrisy, slavery, and justice.