#1) How are they similar to "the slaves of political parties"?
Answer: Slaves wanted to be trusted by their overseers because this often would grant them privileges that other slaves did not have.
#2) Why does Douglass make this comparison?
Answer: Slaves would seek with great care to please their overseers to gain their trust, just as office-seekers in the political parties seek to please and deceive the people.
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Answer:
<em>This kind of argument represents either or fallacy</em>
Explanation:
<em>It is also called black and white fallacy, excluded middle, false dilemma or false dichotomy. This fallacy occurs when a writer or speaker, builds an argument upon the assumption that there are only two choices or possibilities or possible outcomes when actually there are several.</em>
Answer: so that people can do what they want when they want without feeling trapped or forced to be doing something.
