Structure is only one of the elements that make a good persuasive argument. King’s letter is filled with religious symbolism and biblical references that resonate with ecclesiastical leaders. King refers to himself to the role of the ancient apostle Paul, by accepting an invitation to come to go to Birmingham just like Paul responded to “the Macedonian call for aid.” King then in a carefully planned way picks apart the clergymen arguments calling for patience and by using study of God, reason and the emotion of personal experience. King uses pathos in this epistle to make his audience feel what it is like to be an African American in the South during 1960s. Lynching, cursing, kicking, and drowning are images painted in the audiences head to
