Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American that fought peacefully for the Negro rights. He was a great speaker who used many persuasion techniques. Michael J. Fox was a celebrity that was working hard to gain funds for the Parkinson’s disease research. Both of them delivered speeches to inform everyone about their cause. They both used persuasive techniques that were very alike. Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael J. Fox made speeches using persuasive techniques. They both mostly used emotional appeal. In the speech “I have a Dream”, by Martin Luther, he said, “But one hundred years later, the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination” (lines 8-9). So, using words like “sadly”, “manacles”,
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Fox also used different persuasive techniques to inform his audience about his cause. He used the persuasive techniques like Transfer appeal, and Testimonial appeal. His speech is considered a Testimonial appeal because he is a celebrity. He said, “What I wish to speak to you about today has little or nothing to do with celebrity—save for this brief reference”(line 20-21), to point out that he is not speaking as a celebrity but as a person with Parkinson’s. Due to his fame, many people will be willing to listen to his testimony. He also used a Transfer appeal in his testimony, by saying that “As I began to understand what research might promise for the future, I become hopeful I would not face the terrible suffering so many with Parkinson’s endure”. He is relating funding for the research, with having a good life in the future. So even though Fox uses some common persuasive techniques as Martin Luther King, he also used some different persuasive techniques.
As per the articles, Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael J. Fox are alike in some ways and different in others. For example, they both used emotional appeal in their speeches, but they also used other persuasive techniques that were different from each other. Martin Luther used “Plain folks” appeal and loaded language for his speech. On the other hand, Michael J. Fox used Testimonial, and Transfer appeal in his testimonial. But no matter what persuasive techniques they used, they
Fox also used different persuasive techniques to inform his audience about his cause. He used the persuasive techniques like Transfer appeal, and Testimonial appeal. His speech is considered a Testimonial appeal because he is a celebrity. He said, “What I wish to speak to you about today has little or nothing to do with celebrity—save for this brief reference”(line 20-21), to point out that he is not speaking as a celebrity but as a person with Parkinson’s. Due to his fame, many people will be willing to listen to his testimony. He also used a Transfer appeal in his testimony, by saying that “As I began to understand what research might promise for the future, I become hopeful I would not face the terrible suffering so many with Parkinson’s endure”. He is relating funding for the research, with having a good life in the future. So even though Fox uses some common persuasive techniques as Martin Luther King, he also used some different persuasive techniques.
As per the articles, Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael J. Fox are alike in some ways and different in others. For example, they both used emotional appeal in their speeches, but they also used other persuasive techniques that were different from each other. Martin Luther used “Plain folks” appeal and loaded language for his speech. On the other hand, Michael J. Fox used Testimonial, and Transfer appeal in his testimonial. But no matter what persuasive techniques they used, they