In the stirring speech “In Beyond Vietnam- a Time to Break Silence” Reverend
Martin Luther King Jr. makes a compelling and tumultuous argument about the atrocities rampant across the Pacific Ocean; in spite of being criticized by many civil right leaders who thought it hurt their cause. King was ultimately able to advance the cause for social equality by drawing connections and correlations between the war in Vietnam and begging the question in regards to the war raging on the home front: poverty, the struggle for social equality, and economic prosperity. Dr. King makes use of multiple rhetorical devices to validate his claims; most notable King incorporates the use of repetition in the form of anaphoras and epistrophes to emphasize his argument. One such example is, “We shall overcome, We shall protest, and We shall end this war.” King also implements antithesis in his speech to juxtapose the bliss of American life to that of those being oppressed to show a stark contrast of the …show more content…
In spite of being in this position Bevel states “the people of democracy (the other half of America) can unite under a common doctrine regardless of creed or race.” Lastly, a sympathizer of King’s by the name of Joseph Simon condemns King for his stance on the Vietnam War, he asserts, “the analogy of the Johnson Administration and the Genocide of the 3rd. Reich raises grave doubt in my mind about him.” The analogy that kings creates between the government and the Third Reich appears far right in nature and almost resembles a modern Republican attach; which leads to decline in support from the public due to the harsh tone King
Martin Luther King Jr. makes a compelling and tumultuous argument about the atrocities rampant across the Pacific Ocean; in spite of being criticized by many civil right leaders who thought it hurt their cause. King was ultimately able to advance the cause for social equality by drawing connections and correlations between the war in Vietnam and begging the question in regards to the war raging on the home front: poverty, the struggle for social equality, and economic prosperity. Dr. King makes use of multiple rhetorical devices to validate his claims; most notable King incorporates the use of repetition in the form of anaphoras and epistrophes to emphasize his argument. One such example is, “We shall overcome, We shall protest, and We shall end this war.” King also implements antithesis in his speech to juxtapose the bliss of American life to that of those being oppressed to show a stark contrast of the …show more content…
In spite of being in this position Bevel states “the people of democracy (the other half of America) can unite under a common doctrine regardless of creed or race.” Lastly, a sympathizer of King’s by the name of Joseph Simon condemns King for his stance on the Vietnam War, he asserts, “the analogy of the Johnson Administration and the Genocide of the 3rd. Reich raises grave doubt in my mind about him.” The analogy that kings creates between the government and the Third Reich appears far right in nature and almost resembles a modern Republican attach; which leads to decline in support from the public due to the harsh tone King