I Have A Dream Ethos Pathos Logos

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. an American Baptist minister and renowned civil rights leader, until his assassination in 1968. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr is best remembered by his speech, “I Have a Dream,” expressing his want for peace, and racial equality. His wants captured the hearts of millions during the sixties. The key message in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speech is that all people should be equal in the future and fight for it now. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his speech on the steps of Lincoln Memorial he uses Lincoln in his speech, “Five score ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation.” (King) Him using Lincoln in his speech gave his speech authority. Lincoln was a great president, that gave Americans hope through the Civil War. By telling Lincoln's views on Civil Rights gave the speech a certain feel. By King giving such strong ethos King really connected with his audience. He uses logos his analogies when he states, “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient …show more content…
His use of the bible shows the realness of his beliefs. His use of metaphors keeps the audiences interested. He continues to show his strong fight for freedom, he states “And so even though we face difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.” (King) Him using the American dream gives the appeal to all Americans. He is saying that his dream is the American dream, because it a world of peace. He also appeals to parents by expressing how he hopes in the children's future that they will live in free world. “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character.” (King) This is allowing the audience to relate to him in a parents point of