Response To King's Speech

After being jailed in the Birmingham city jail, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister who preached nonviolence, wrote this response to a published statement by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama. This letter was not only composed under somewhat constricting circumstances but was written in a way that can be analyzed to be considered as a classic argument. Not only does it contain the five elements needed in a rhetorical situation, but the letter includes the six parts of an argument, the five types of claims, and even the three types of proofs. Dr. King’s letter fully satisfies all requirements needed in order to be considered a classic argument.

Presenting his evidence to not just the eight white clergymen who prompted this letter but also to the coloured and white masses of the time, Dr. King presents an ample variety of religious and historical facts in addition to pathos-ridden anecdotes of injustice at play to sway anyone from the emotionless devout to the atheist white moderate. After stating a certain block of writing’s sub-thesis, the reverend moves swiftly to present his evidence before tying all the different facts together into a lesson to be learned — the sub-thesis — from the information at hand. An example of this format he uses is at the point where he discusses the justifiability of following or disobeying a law. Using simple wording, the reverend states his position

Martin Luther King made some excellent remarks concerning the vulnerable and oppressed populations. I am fascinated by his work ethic and passion for people. I only wish I could have been able to meet him. In this speech, he expresses his concern that the country is putting a lot of stress and burden on the vulnerable, oppressed populations. King states that “it is estimated that we spend $500,000 to kill each enemy soldier, while we spend only fifty-three dollars for each person classified as poor, and much of that fifty-three dollars goes for salaries to people that are not poor. So I was increasingly compelled to see the war as an enemy of the poor, and attack it as such” (King, 1967). It is hard for me to believe that such a significant amount of money was estimated to be spent

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he said anything, since he was known as a leader for the civil rights movement and was considered a respected preacher.

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In these excerpts from his speech, he talks about his experiences as in what he has seen and heard. For example, he talks about how he watched both black and white men waging war against Vietnam, burning down huts and crushing men’s deepest dreams. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks about the cruel irony of this war when in Southwest Georgia and East Harlem the same thing is happening only its Us citizens fighting each other. This type of argument is compelling because it speaks of a horror that to most US citizens have no way to relate to and compares it to the Vietnam which citizens saw first hand. He also appeals to the hearts of the masses using their sympathy for the soldiers and connects this to the residents

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Martin Luther King Jr. gave arguably one of his most influential speeches on 3 April, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. This would be the last speech he would give to the American people before he was killed shortly after. The speech addresses the unfair treatment of African Americans and how they should respond to it. He talks about how he wants people to peacefully join together in full force in order to fight for equal rights. King talks about all of the successes the Civil Rights Movement has had so far and what his hopes are for future success. He explains all of the events he is thankful he had the opportunity to experience. It acts almost as a goodbye to all of his supporters and a reassurance that everything will be okay no matter what happens in the future. Throughout the speech he appears very confident that the Civil Rights Movement will have the success that he has intended. The speech was, in many ways, unique due to the fact that it seemed as though Martin Luther King Jr. knew that it would be on of his last speeches he would have the ability of making. It Throughout the speech, King uses ethos, pathos, and logos in order to effectively get his point out to his listeners.

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