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"Wilberforce 1789 abolition speech"
by William Wilberforce

The number of deaths speaks for itself, and makes all such enquiry superfluous. As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you sir, so enormous so dreadful, so irremediable did its wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for the abolition.



William Wilberforce's 1789 Abolition Speech

Question
Use the speech excerpt to answer the question.

How does the word choice in this paragraph impact readers?

(1 point)
Responses

It gives them something to consider logically.
It gives them something to consider logically.

It appeals to their emotions.
It appeals to their emotions.

It uses a fallacious statement to persuade them.
It uses a fallacious statement to persuade them.

It engages their sense of ethics.
It engages their sense of ethics.
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Answer 1

The correct response to how the word choice in William Wilberforce's 1789 abolition speech impacts readers is:

**It appeals to their emotions.**

Wilberforce's use of words like "enormous," "dreadful," and "irremediable" evokes strong feelings regarding the horrors of the slave trade, prompting readers to feel a sense of urgency and moral responsibility toward the abolition of slavery.