Question

Read the passage from "Captain Canot":

Answer 1

Answer is D Why does the speaker put "cruelties" in quotation marks?  because it describes the alleged cruelties

Answer 2

The best question to ask is "Why does the speaker put "cruelties" in quotation marks?"

By placing the word "cruelty" in quotation marks, the author is implying the that the accusations against the slave trading commerce are not true. According to his experience thourghout the years i, the author wants to let the reader know about his insights on the slave trading commerce.