Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Indeed, it is the reduction ad absurdum of Slavery, when the governor of Virginia is forced to hang a man whom he declares to be a man of the most integrity, truthfulness and courage he has ever met.

What does Emerson most likely mean here when he refers to the "reduction ad absurdum of Slavery"?

A.) It is absurd to declare someone is a man of integrity while sending him to the gallows.

B.) For a man of integrity to be executed while slave owners run free is an absurd notion.

C.) Slavery can only lead to absurd conclusions because the premises are flawed to begin with.

D.) These are absurd times if men of integrity are being sentenced to hang for what they believe in.

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Kaylah Casey

25 December, 09:04

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Oneal · Answer 1

The answer is A because it doesn't make sense to sentence a man to be hanged and to fight to keep the common belief that he has integrity.