During the 1950’s Martin Luther King became a well known civil rights activist. In April of 1963 he was arrested for a non violent protest. During his time in jail Dr.King wrote the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” in response to criticism from eight clergymen. Later that year on August 28th Dr.King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. In both of Dr.King’s works he used logos and pathos.
Dr. King uses logos, logos are facts things that are proven. He also uses pathos which connect with our emotional side. His use of logos is much more frequent in his “Letter From Birmingham Jail” than in his “I Have a Dream” speech. The reasoning is because he is talking to people of equal intelligence in his letter and he is talking to people that do not …show more content…
King heavily uses pathos as a form of persuasion in his “I Have a Dream” he uses more pathos because he wants to appeal to his audience of supporters. In the very beginning he uses a fact that will inspire people to listen to him, to hear what he has to say, “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand in today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation,” (P.261). Even using this fact he is pulling people in, drawing to their emotions. Throughout this entire speech he does this. Whenever he uses facts it is still something that brings people into the fight with emotion. He uses metaphors as well, “In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check” (P.261). He repeats this a few times a carries it throughout the speech. This is a form of evidence that he uses to make people see what he is saying. He uses language that all people, to an extent, would understand. He did this to make everyone feel like they are the fight, like they matter, which they do. He also uses metaphors about their life now and where is could be, for example, “But there is something I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads to the place of of justice.” (P.262). He is telling them that he needs them to be willing to take that extra step, to fight back. So they can go into that place of justice or freedom. That place stands for equality among all people. That segregation can be fought and conquered if enough people try. He is showing …show more content…
He knew when he needed to use facts and information because the people reading his work don’t care as much about his personal connections. He also knew when facts would not be enough, when he needed to appeal to someone’s heart, body, and soul. With knowing this he helped create one of the most famous movments in our
Dr. King uses logos, logos are facts things that are proven. He also uses pathos which connect with our emotional side. His use of logos is much more frequent in his “Letter From Birmingham Jail” than in his “I Have a Dream” speech. The reasoning is because he is talking to people of equal intelligence in his letter and he is talking to people that do not …show more content…
King heavily uses pathos as a form of persuasion in his “I Have a Dream” he uses more pathos because he wants to appeal to his audience of supporters. In the very beginning he uses a fact that will inspire people to listen to him, to hear what he has to say, “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand in today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation,” (P.261). Even using this fact he is pulling people in, drawing to their emotions. Throughout this entire speech he does this. Whenever he uses facts it is still something that brings people into the fight with emotion. He uses metaphors as well, “In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check” (P.261). He repeats this a few times a carries it throughout the speech. This is a form of evidence that he uses to make people see what he is saying. He uses language that all people, to an extent, would understand. He did this to make everyone feel like they are the fight, like they matter, which they do. He also uses metaphors about their life now and where is could be, for example, “But there is something I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads to the place of of justice.” (P.262). He is telling them that he needs them to be willing to take that extra step, to fight back. So they can go into that place of justice or freedom. That place stands for equality among all people. That segregation can be fought and conquered if enough people try. He is showing …show more content…
He knew when he needed to use facts and information because the people reading his work don’t care as much about his personal connections. He also knew when facts would not be enough, when he needed to appeal to someone’s heart, body, and soul. With knowing this he helped create one of the most famous movments in our