Read the sentence below:
Thoreau began speaking against slavery in public, echoing the voices of freedmen like Frederick Douglass and Lewis Hayden.
In this context, what does the word echoing mean?
Speaking with the same tempo
Speaking with the same words
Speaking with the same conviction
Speaking with the same audiences
Its either B or C
Which is it -- B or C?
I'm leading more towards C because he could not have copied them word for word
It is B because they used some of the same words.
To understand what the word "echoing" means in this context, we can break down the sentence and examine the context clues. The sentence states that Thoreau began speaking against slavery in public and his words echoed the voices of freedmen like Frederick Douglass and Lewis Hayden.
In this context, the word "echoing" suggests that Thoreau's speeches had similarities or parallels to the speeches of Frederick Douglass and Lewis Hayden. It implies that Thoreau shared similar convictions or beliefs about slavery as these freedmen.
Therefore, the correct answer is C) Speaking with the same conviction. Thoreau's words were echoing the voices of freedmen like Frederick Douglass and Lewis Hayden by expressing a shared belief or conviction against slavery.