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This 4 page paper uses rhetorical techniques to analyze Martin Luther King’s letter from Birmingham jail. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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out clearly the plight of African-Americans, it is an example of a masterful use of rhetoric. This paper analyzes the letter as an example of the work of a master
speaker/writer, who takes as his thesis the statement that his tactics are necessary and timely, and his people have waited long enough for their rights and have no need to
continue doing so. Discussion The prompt for this paper is very formal, asking for an analysis of the speech in six parts (exordium, narratio, partitio, confirmatio, refutatio, and finally the
peroratio) explaining Dr. Kings use of ethos, pathos and logos. These are rhetorical terms and its probably fair to say, no longer generally used. Here is what the paper does:
the exordium prepares the reader for the points to be proven; the narratio explains the facts; the partitio lists what is to be proven; the confirmatio makes the case; the
refutatio considers the opposing view and the peroratio brings it to a conclusion (Moore). Pathos, logos and ethos refer to the means used to make the argument: pathos is
an appeal to the emotions; logos is an appeal to logic; and ethos speaks to the character of the person delivering the speech or writing the paper: he or she
is of such character that their word is to be respected ("Persuasive Arguments"). With all that in mind, what are the main points of Dr. Kings letter? Exordium: In 1963,
Dr. Martin Luther King was jailed for being an "outside agitator" in the city of Birmingham, Alabama. While in jail, he received a letter from White clergymen expressing support but
warning against further demonstrations as "unwise and untimely" (Carpenter et al). Dr. Kings letter is a response to this one. Narratio: The facts are that Dr. King, in his capacity
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