Ethos, pathos, and logos were used throughout the whole letter but Martin Luther never knew which method worked. Martin Luther King Jr.was intelligent to use all three methods to persuade stubborn men. The provincial clergymen of Birmingham had written a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. to express their opinion about the segregation problem. Martin Luther King Jr. decided to respond back and by persuading them into wanting the “outsiders” help with segregation. In the Letter of Birmingham Martin Luther King Jr. uses ethos the credibility in the letter, pathos the emotions behind his words, and logos the logic portrayed in his ideas but the clergymen respond more to logos. Dr.King was a religious man he showed that by using ethos to
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The clerks respond to reason and logic because it is written all over their letter trying to find the most logical response to the situation. Alabama Clergymen’s Letter to Martin Luther King Jr states “We expressed understanding that honest convictions in racial matters could properly be pursued in the courts but urged that decisions of those courts should in the meantime be peacefully obeyed”. Logos is most effective towards the clergymen because they react to logic and be giving the most suitable reaction to the situation. So Martin King decides to reply with logic but not their logic his reasoning. Martin Luther King Jr. is demonstrating his philosophy to appeal to the clerks and advise them to agree with his ideas. For instance he states, “Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States, Its ugly record of brutality is widely known Negroes have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts.”(6). Apparently Martin Luther King Jr. has chosen to use logos as his main method of persuasion to exhibit his ideas. At the end logos will persuade the clergymen because they respond to logic and
The clerks respond to reason and logic because it is written all over their letter trying to find the most logical response to the situation. Alabama Clergymen’s Letter to Martin Luther King Jr states “We expressed understanding that honest convictions in racial matters could properly be pursued in the courts but urged that decisions of those courts should in the meantime be peacefully obeyed”. Logos is most effective towards the clergymen because they react to logic and be giving the most suitable reaction to the situation. So Martin King decides to reply with logic but not their logic his reasoning. Martin Luther King Jr. is demonstrating his philosophy to appeal to the clerks and advise them to agree with his ideas. For instance he states, “Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States, Its ugly record of brutality is widely known Negroes have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts.”(6). Apparently Martin Luther King Jr. has chosen to use logos as his main method of persuasion to exhibit his ideas. At the end logos will persuade the clergymen because they respond to logic and