MLK uses Logos and Pathos in both his “I Have a Dream” speech and his “Letter From Birmingham Jail”, but he uses the emotional appeal or Pathos more often in both of these. MLK’s use of these in both is very similar but mostly the emotional appeal is the best thing he uses to get his point across. The use of pathos is very unique because he seems to try and toy with other people’s emotions to help them understand the importance of ending segregation.
In MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech he uses logos to help sway his readers to see his side of the story and what should be happening to stop this segregation from affecting their children forever. An example of logos that MLK uses in his speech is “ We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate …show more content…
King states that “We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: For Whites Only,” (King 263). When he states this he wants to tug on the parents’ or grandparents’ emotions and help them realize that they need to stand up for their children without violence or their children could become an orphan due to them being thrown in jail. MLK also uses pathos in his “Letter From Birmingham Jail” when he is explaining to that it will get worse when they have to explain to their children why they can’t play at the playground and why they are treated so ruthlessly. An example of when king uses pathos in his letter is “ When you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can’t go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised in television and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky, and see her beginning to distort her personality by developing an unconscious bitterness toward white people…,” (King 275). When King says this he is trying to tug on their emotional bond with their children and if
In MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech he uses logos to help sway his readers to see his side of the story and what should be happening to stop this segregation from affecting their children forever. An example of logos that MLK uses in his speech is “ We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate …show more content…
King states that “We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: For Whites Only,” (King 263). When he states this he wants to tug on the parents’ or grandparents’ emotions and help them realize that they need to stand up for their children without violence or their children could become an orphan due to them being thrown in jail. MLK also uses pathos in his “Letter From Birmingham Jail” when he is explaining to that it will get worse when they have to explain to their children why they can’t play at the playground and why they are treated so ruthlessly. An example of when king uses pathos in his letter is “ When you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can’t go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised in television and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky, and see her beginning to distort her personality by developing an unconscious bitterness toward white people…,” (King 275). When King says this he is trying to tug on their emotional bond with their children and if