Question
1. Read Paragraph 7 and answer the question below. Slavery is sixty years in the past. The operation was successful and the patient is doing well,thank you. The terrible struggle that made me an American out of a potential slave said "On the line"The Reconstruction said "Get set!", and the generation before said "Go!"I am off to a flying start and I must not halt in the stretch to look behind and weep. (paragraph 7) What makes the deductive reasoning in this paragraph effective in supporting the author's claim that being a descendant of slavery is not something to cry about?(R.2.4) A. She uses a single fact to make a hypothetical guess. B. She uses a logical progression of facts to draw her conclusion. C. She uses an analogy that does not account for the details of the actual situation. D. She uses her observations to draw a conclusion for how slavery has affected her.
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B. She uses a logical progression of facts to draw her conclusion.The deductive reasoning in the paragraph progresses logically from past struggles (slavery), to present success ("the patient is doing well"), and then to a metaphorical race metaphor ("off to a flying start" and "must not halt in the stretch"). This logical progression of facts supports the author's claim that being a descendant of slavery is not something to cry about, as it emphasizes progress and moving forward rather than dwelling on past injustices.