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A 7 page essay that contrasts and compares the use of ethos, pathos, logos and figurative speech in Martin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" and Frederick Douglass' autobiography. No additional sources cited.
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Kings intention was to defend the Civil Rights movement and its protestors against unreasonable accusations and cause Americans to question the societal status quo that legitimized segregation. Douglass intention was,
likewise, to cause readers to have a change of opinion, and, in this case, to question the legitimacy of American culture and society tolerating slavery within its framework. The following
examination of these works analyzes and discusses each work and then offers a personal opinion as to which writer author is more effective based on his use of the tools
of rhetoric: ethos, pathos and logos and figurative speech. Throughout his Letter, King primarily utilizes logos, that is, logical argument, in order to make his case. However, he begins
by introducing an element of ethos. First of all, he identifies the clergymen who have criticized him publicly as "men of genuine good will" whose criticism of him, he realizes,
was "sincerely set forth" (King). As such, King indicates that their position deserves a response. Thus, by addressing his opponents ethos in respectful terms, King provides a context for his
remarks that is designed to put his opponents in a receptive and open frame of mind. He then presents his own character and position by offering his credentials, that is,
his right to be in the Birmingham community and take part in the struggle of the African American community in that city. This introduces his readers to his organization, the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), which was specifically called upon by its Birmingham affiliate "to be on call" for engagement in a "nonviolent direct action program," if this action should
be deemed necessary (King). However, King then goes on to give his reasons for being in Birmingham a deeper theological meaning, as he relates his presence to his call
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