Which of the following is most clearly one of Lincoln's purposes for writing this letter to Joshua Speed? to help his friend appreciate that Lincoln tolerates slavery in the South even though he hates it

to start an argument with his friend over his friend’s support for the expansion of slavery

to explain why he finds it necessary to speak out against slavery

to persuade his friend to join him in opposing slavery
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How does the poem’s mood and tone change in each of these stages? odes and elgies

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

What type of persuasive appeal seeks to show that an argument is correct or valid