Questions: 19.core.learn.edgenuity.com/player/ - ELA3010 B-CF English Analyzing a Seminal US Document Assignment Active Identifying a Fallacy Yet the men who framed this declaration were great men -high in literary acquirements-high in their sense of honor, and incapable of asserting principles inconsistent with those on which they were acting. -Dred Scott v. Sandford, Supreme Court of the United States How does Taney use this appeal to emotion to support his argument? - The appeal praises the virtues of the writers of the document Taney uses as evidence. - The appeal relies on his original claim that Dred Scott is not a citizen and cannot sue in a federal court. - The appeal counters Taney's claim that people's origins dictate their status in the community. 0 The appeal creates doubt about the validity and soundness of the Constitution in terms of defining citizenship.

The answer is: The appeal praises the virtues of the writers of the document Taney uses as evidence.

This option is correct because Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, in his opinion for the Dred Scott v. Sandford case, emphasizes the high moral and intellectual standards of the framers of the Declaration of Independence. By doing so, he aims to bolster the credibility of the document and its authors, thereby lending weight to his argument. This appeal to emotion seeks to align the audience's respect for the framers with the legitimacy of his own legal reasoning.

While this is a central part of Taney's argument, it does not directly relate to the emotional appeal in the provided excerpt. The emotional appeal is more about the character and virtues of the document's authors rather than the specific legal status of Dred Scott.

This option is incorrect because the appeal does not counter Taney's claim. Instead, it supports his argument by reinforcing the authority and respectability of the document's authors, which he uses to justify his interpretation of citizenship and legal rights.

This option is incorrect because Taney's appeal does not aim to create doubt about the Constitution. On the contrary, he seeks to affirm the soundness and authority of the founding documents and their authors to support his legal reasoning.