In short King’s first purpose of his letter is to use rhetorical strategies such as: ethos, logos, and pathos, to refute the letter issued by his fellow clergymen. The second purpose of his letter comes abruptly clear in the third page of his letter when King declares “… last few years I have been gravely disappointed… Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.” (King 3). He uses this page to make the transition from refuting arguments to guiding his fellow clergymen to see the justice of his cause.
King begins to guide his fellow clergymen by stating the similarities between his actions and the actions of religious figures that they all know and hold in high respects. Such as ““Let justice roll down like waters and
King begins to guide his fellow clergymen by stating the similarities between his actions and the actions of religious figures that they all know and hold in high respects. Such as ““Let justice roll down like waters and