Consider Douglass's speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" What logic does he use to make his point? His speech contains a lot of emotion, including anger. His anger is certainly justified, but does his anger take away from the effectiveness from his argument?

Describe a time when you argued a position you were angry about. Were you able to make an effective argument? Why or why not?

Consider Frost's "The Road Not Taken." A common (mis)interpretation of the poem is that it's about taking the nontraditional path. However, it seems to be more about a poem about rationalizing one's actions, as described in the video below. After reviewing the video, comment on this tendency of humans to rationalize actions. Why would this narrator tell a story where he/she clearly alters events?