Rhetorical Analysis of Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” Speech
Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was given during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s. The speech has a very simple context, and Martin Luther King wrote it with the purpose to inspire change within black and white citizens of the United States, so that civil rights for all Americans could be equal. The proposition is that people from both races will accept change in a non-violent way. King uses Ethos, and Logos in his speech and proves to Americans that segregation was not intended to be the foundation of America. Since the speech was given outdoors, there was a mixed audience and it was very crowded; not everyone that was there was in support of what King
Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was given during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s. The speech has a very simple context, and Martin Luther King wrote it with the purpose to inspire change within black and white citizens of the United States, so that civil rights for all Americans could be equal. The proposition is that people from both races will accept change in a non-violent way. King uses Ethos, and Logos in his speech and proves to Americans that segregation was not intended to be the foundation of America. Since the speech was given outdoors, there was a mixed audience and it was very crowded; not everyone that was there was in support of what King