He incorporates logos throughout his entire letter, giving the letter a strong foundation that is hard for his critics to denounce. King uses logos to patiently explain in his response to the clergyman that negotiations were attempted but failed through the lines, “In these negotiating sessions certain promises were made by the merchants, such as the promises to remove the humiliating racial signs..,” and “The signs remained.” King shows that the protests were not impulsively carried out but were a planned approach in response to negotiations not taken seriously. King also wants his readers to know that the call for direct action is essential for negotiations to take place regarding the advancement of civil rights as he says, “It seeks to dramatize the issue so that it no longer can be ignored” (King). Through the device of logos, Martin Luther King Jr., is proving that direct action is needed to further civil rights as the black community has attempted to obtain actions through negotiations but that the negotiations have …show more content…
Ethos in “The Letter From a Birmingham Jail” is important to establish because King 's letter is responding to the clergyman who are of the same faith as Martin Luther King Jr. The clergyman criticize King and the protesters as “”outsiders coming in””(King). King explains his purpose for being in Birmingham and also shows his credibility through the statement, “..I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular hometown.” King intends to show the clergyman that his journey to Birmingham is similar to biblical journeys by saying, “Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for