Read these sentences from paragraph 3 of the passage. it gave me the best assurance that i might rely with the utmost confidence on the results which, he said, would flow from teaching me to read. what he most dreaded, that i most desired. what he most loved, that i most hated. that which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn. which statement best describes the effect of these sentences? the sentences present a problem and a solution to that problem. the sentences contrast with the perspective douglass provides in paragraph 2. the sentences explain the cause of the events in paragraph 4. the sentences are a flashback to earlier events from douglass's childhood.