Many of these great men were slaveholders; but they did not let self interest blind them to the evils of the system. –“Professor Hedrick’s Defence,”
October 4, 1856

Why does Hedrick make the point that "many of these great men were slaveholders”?

to show that being slaveholders turned even great leaders into evil ones
to show that even some slaveholders opposed

Why might authors use symbolism in their writing? a. to convey important ideas to readers b. to show how smart they are c. to make their work relevant d. to save space on the page

Go, wondrous creature! mount where science guides, go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides; instruct the planets in what orbs to run, correct old time, and regulate the sun; which statement is correct? antithesis is used in the first two lines. antithesis is used in the last two lines. parallelism is used in the first two lines. parallelism is used in the last two lines.

Inductive reasoning is weaker than deductive reasoning because it: