Below please type a rhetorical precis identifying two rhetorical choices. These choices can be rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) or you can use stylistic choices such as repetition, connotation, metaphor, etc. Type your information in black. Cite the text with King Jr. in your parentheses. Be sure in your “analysis of quote” to explain how that example of the rhetorical choice supports the purpose identified in the precis.
Name: Nhi Vo
(4 points) Precis: Martin Luther King, a black rights activist and preacher, writes a letter responding to a letter of criticism he received from a few clergymen. He writes about racism and reasons for civil disobedience. He supports his claim by using allusion, pathos and finally logos. King’s purpose is to justify his civil disobedience and opening people’s eyes to how unjust segregation is. He adopts a respectful yet fervid tone for his fellow Christian leaders and …show more content…
(2 points) Quote to support: “Now, there is nothing wrong in having an ordinance which requires a permit for a parade. But such an ordinance becomes unjust when it is used to maintain segregations and to deny the citizens the First Amendment privilege of peaceful assembly and protest” (King Jr.).
(3 points) Analysis of quote: Since King is speaking to an audience that lives in the United States, he knows that his audience will respect and value the constitution. It’s logical that everyone follows the constitution in the U.S. King mentions the constitution to prove that what he did was completely acceptable, according to the code of laws that the people so heavily enforce and follow. It would be considered an insult and very unjust to violate the constitution. To prove to his readers that he was not at fault, he must mention how inequitable it is to break the
Name: Nhi Vo
(4 points) Precis: Martin Luther King, a black rights activist and preacher, writes a letter responding to a letter of criticism he received from a few clergymen. He writes about racism and reasons for civil disobedience. He supports his claim by using allusion, pathos and finally logos. King’s purpose is to justify his civil disobedience and opening people’s eyes to how unjust segregation is. He adopts a respectful yet fervid tone for his fellow Christian leaders and …show more content…
(2 points) Quote to support: “Now, there is nothing wrong in having an ordinance which requires a permit for a parade. But such an ordinance becomes unjust when it is used to maintain segregations and to deny the citizens the First Amendment privilege of peaceful assembly and protest” (King Jr.).
(3 points) Analysis of quote: Since King is speaking to an audience that lives in the United States, he knows that his audience will respect and value the constitution. It’s logical that everyone follows the constitution in the U.S. King mentions the constitution to prove that what he did was completely acceptable, according to the code of laws that the people so heavily enforce and follow. It would be considered an insult and very unjust to violate the constitution. To prove to his readers that he was not at fault, he must mention how inequitable it is to break the