Passage

Really, any passage where she stops narrating the story and starts reasoning with the readers why she has done certain things or explain how she felt at the moment, she is using her credibility. The very last two paragraphs of the book is an example of a passage in which Jacobs is using her own honesty to establish her credibility. She clearly addresses the audience by writing “readers” so that all the readers know that she is directly speaking to us. By using direct language, her writing becomes more personal. And by making it personal, the readers become more attached to the story, and it is easier for the readers to sympathize with her. She establishes her credibility by talking about how she gained her freedom, which indicates that she was a slave. She does this because knowing that the writer has a legit credibility encourages the readers to believe the writer.