Within the letter from birmingham jail, it's clear that King was attempting to connect with the audience using Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. A discernible example of ethos would be evident in paragraph 11 as King states “One has not a legal but moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” This demonstrates that breaking the law is right as long as it's an unjust law; explaining why he’s in prison while also providing an ethical appeal. King goes on to further state “Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.” MLK presents to the audience a statement that appeals to both Logos and Pathos as its only logical that an unjust law would
