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The purpose of the letter is to show what it is like when being treated differently. He also wants changes so he expresses other people's feelings

Martin Luther King Jr. uses rhetorical appeals. It’s clear Dr. King wanted to entice the reader when he wrote this letter. Martin Luther King Jr. uses these appeals in his letter to get the reader involved and thinking. He uses ethos to divulge that he is a good leader and he has authority. Also, he uses logos to communicate with the reader that it is logic behind the things he does. He doesn’t just act mindlessly; he thinks things through before taking any action. This is how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uses rhetorical devices to appeal to his

In the introductory paragraph, King introduces his reason for writing the letter and details who the audience is to be. He explains that he rarely answers criticisms and gives his reasons for answering this particular one. This grabs the reader's attention in the first three sentences of the letter and establishes the importance of the document, intriguing the reader to keep reading what becomes a gripping

King uses strong rhetoric efforts and appeals to his primary audience with tone, knowledge, and religion. Dr. King’s tone in this letter varies but it was all done with a specific purpose- to move his audience.

At the beginning of the letter, King had already manifested his great ethos. He showed his sincere attitude to readers to better answer their questions, “But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms” (King), which enabled him to establish his trust in some demanding readers. Moreover, at the end of the letter, he wrote, “I also hope that circumstances will soon make it possible for me to meet each of you, not as an integrationist or a civil-rights leader but as a fellow clergyman and a Christian brother” (King). This shows

Another reason that the “Letter” is so successful in getting King’s message across is his ability to relate to and show deep understanding for his audience(s). To clarify, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s letter had multiple functions geared toward multiple audiences: the one he directly addresses and the wider audience of all Americans (Osborn 27). He does a

Then, wathe appeals that King had used throughout the letter were both ethos and pathos. King’s usage of words were persuasive. King used ethos because, King makes his text credible to his audience since they are clergymen they will all relate to these other clergymen and it will follow what they have studied as religious leaders as he talks to them by saying, “But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms” (King 1061) showing how he feels about them the

From the beginning of his letter he twists and turns the words of the clergymen to his liking. The clergymen

King’s letter also appeals to the emotions. He uses pathos to appeal to his audience and at the same time influence them. For instance, he uses overwhelming truths to justify his actions he says, “When you are harried by day and haunted by night by the fact that you are a negro , living constantly in tiptoe stance, never quite knowing what to expect” this will explain to the audience why it is difficult for him and his contemporaries to wait (Jnr, 2012).

Chapter 6 - “Oh, I do hope he is not ill. He surely would have written. I look at that last letter of his, but somehow it does not satisfy me. It does not read like him, and yet it is his writing. “ PG. 74

While the powerful personal experiences that King shares in the letter serve as emotional appeals, they also serve as a type of evidence through personal experience. King has the gift of story-telling in a way that makes a person feel all of the same emotions that must have been felt during those hard times.

Personally, when I was reading the letter, this paragraph was one of the main ones that especially stood out. When Dr. King started the paragraph by asking the Clergymen how their "assertion [could] be logically made" (8) and then proceeded to give examples, I believe that as a reader I was able to better understand his argument and agree with the points he is trying to make. The Clergymen I believe were affected in the same way as myself because of the way King addressed the problem Whittingham letter. Not only can the reader infer what kind of appeal Dr. King approaching, it is black in white within the letter. His logistic appeal in this paragraph is what makes his argument of greater validation and persuasion.

"Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities and in some not too distant tomorrow the radian stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty." (King Jr., p. 812) Throughout "Letter from Birmingham Jail", Martin Luther King Jr. Exploits phrases and ideals similar to the quote above to address the eight clergymen who questioned his radical methods. In his letter, King utilizes his credibility as a minister and a Doctor of theology, the emotions of his audiences and the (LOGOS) in an attempt to convince the clergymen

Every text has many ways to connect with the reader. The main ways of getting the reader is by using these three elements: pathos, logos, and ethos. The text Letter from Birmingham Jail, by Martin Luther King Jr. is no exception. He was able to use all three in his letter to spread his message. The purpose of the letter was to to defend his non-violent movement. I feel this piece is effective, because he wrote inside a jail and was able to maintain his composure.

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