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A 3 page paper which examines the rhetoric used by Martin Luther King Jr. in Letter from a Birmingham Jail. The paper also includes an outline. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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American history, especially in relationship to the rhetoric used. King utilized many different forms of rhetoric in convincing his reader that what he was saying was truth and in further
advocating his cause in the nation. The following paper examines his letter and analyzes the rhetoric used. Rhetoric in Letter from Birmingham Jail by King The student requesting
this paper notes that throughout the letter he "uses elaborate diction and variety of rhetorical devices: He addresses his audience directly; makes frequent use of balance and parallelism, understatement, and
metaphor; and makes many allusions to religious and political figures." In looking at these various devices one can argue that perhaps they do not enhance his argument because they get
in the way, or that they truly do enhance his argument. In truth, considering he was writing to many different clergymen, his rhetoric enhanced his argument, especially considering that, as
one author notes, "the letters power is rhetorically formed, effectively constructed, Aristotles might say, by efficiently employing the three appeals - logos, pathos, and ethos" (Seckrater, 2003). He needed
to use all these elements in order to really gain all aspects of the argument in his favor, especially considering the diversity of the men he was writing the letter
to; "two Catholics, a Rabbi, two Methodists, an Episcopalian, a Presbyterian, and a Baptist" (Seckrater, 2003). In relationship to the possible effects on the intended reader one
could claim that King, above everything else, was attempting to convince through truths and emotion, and righteousness. This is even further enhanced in his humility. This is seen in the
following: "If I have said anything in this letter that overstates the truth and indicates an unreasonable impatience, I beg you to forgive me" (King, 1963). He was, in essence,
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