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which is the best example of frederick douglass avoiding emotion while writing about an emotional experience?

a. i was probably between seven and eight years old when i left colonel lloyd’s plantation.

b. i spent the most part of all these three days in the creek, washing off the plantation scurf, and preparing myself for my departure.

c. i was seldom whipped by my old master, and suffered little from any thing else than hunger and cold.

d. the thought of owning a pair of trousers was great indeed!

Explanation:

To determine the best example of Frederick Douglass avoiding emotion while writing about an emotional experience, we analyze each option:

• Option A: States his age when leaving the plantation, using a factual, unemotional tone. It simply provides a detail without expressing feelings.
• Option B: Describes actions (washing, preparing) but doesn't fully avoid emotion as the context of departure could imply some feeling, and the description is more about actions than pure factual detachment.
• Option C: Mentions being whipped and suffering from hunger/cold, which introduces elements of suffering (emotional context) and the wording "seldom whipped" and "suffered little" still has a slight emotional undertone about his treatment.
• Option D: Uses the word "great" which is an emotional expression about owning trousers.

Option A is the most factual and detached, avoiding emotional language while recounting an event (leaving the plantation, which is an emotional experience in the context of slavery).

Answer:

A. I was probably between seven and eight years old when I left Colonel Lloyd's plantation.