Which sentence in this excerpt from mark twain’s short story “the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county” is an example of direct characterization?

Direct Characterization tells the readers about the personality of the character. So look for personality traits like adjectives that describe this character. You can also look for a direct nod to one of the character's traits, hobbies, etc.

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It is to persuade someone(make them think it’s is right ) to them understand why it is right

Emancipated i believe is the answer.