Question

"Wilberforce
1789
Abolition
Speech"
by William Wilberforce
Use the passages to
answer the
question. Select
Passage 1 and Passage
2.
What strategies do both
documents use to
persuade their
audience?
(1 point)
Both documents
appeal to the
audience’s
emotions.
Both documents
use personal
pronouns to
convey
opinions.
Both documents list a series of wrongs committed by members of the government.
Both documents list a series of wrongs committed by members of the government.

Both documents outline why things are not currently working and give direction on how to make positive change.

Answer 1

Both documents appeal to the audience’s emotions.

They use vivid moral language and emotional examples to provoke sympathy and motivate listeners to support abolition.