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From the very first line of the book the narrator gives as much background information as he possibly can about himself given the constraints of having been a slave which is not much. Douglass is unable to state his own age because even that bit of information was a privilege they were not allowed to have. Giving them a birthday also forced slave owners to accept that slaves were humans too. He uses and describes his own experiences as a slave to further persuade the reader of how wrong and unjust slavery was.

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The author uses logos to strengthen his argument of the harsh conditions slaves were forced to live in. In the excerpt above he describes the measly allowance of food which was meant to last a slave an entire month. While they received only eight pounds of meat for a month a white man could have up to a pound in a single meal. The grim reality of how undernourished slaves were kept makes a strong impact on the reader and really makes them think about the cruelty of enslavement.

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In this narrative the author uses pathos to strengthen his argument by evoking strong emotions from the reader. In the short passage above Douglass describes his first experience witnessing the brutality of slave punishment. He was only a child when he watched his own aunt be bound and beaten by their master. His description of the scene is heart-wrenching and leaves the reader feeling sympathetic for the narrator. The horror that Douglass experienced in that moment really shows and makes people see how inhumane the treatment of slaves was

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"I was not allowed to make any inquiries of my master concerning it...makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight...years old" (Douglass 1).

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"The men and women slaves received, as their monthly allowance of food, eight pounds of pork, or its equivalent in fish, and one bushel of cornmeal" (Douglass 6).

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"He then said to her, "Now, you d—d b—h, I'll learn you how to disobey my orders!" and...soon the warm, red blood (amid heart-rending shrieks from her and horrid oaths from him) came dripping to the floor. I was so terrified and horror-stricken at the sight, that I hid myself in a closet, and dared not to venture out till long after the bloody transaction was over. I expected it would be my turn next. It was all new to me" (Douglass 4).

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The use of logic and evidence.

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Appeal to emotion.

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The character or credibility of the persuader.