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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of rhetorical devices in the works of Martin Luther King Jr. An analysis of his letter from a Birmingham jail is carried out. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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an orator and rhetorician. Few people remain unfamiliar with the stirring repetitions inherent in his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech, but this powerful voice worked to memorable aesthetic
and rhetorical effect in a number of other speeches and writings as well. For instance, one of Dr. Kings most stirring pieces of rhetoric can be found not in any
speech which he delivered vocally, but in a letter which he mailed to Birmingham clergymen upon his imprisonment in that city for utilizing his right to protest. The content of
the letter calls upon the clergy to adopt a more nuanced and open understanding of the protest strategies utilized by Dr. Kings movement, and to not view the people in
that movement as mere "agitators". Ultimately, the purpose of the letter was to win the local clergy to the side of the civil rights movement, and in working towards this
purpose, Dr. King knew he must utilize his most effective rhetorical strategies. This paper will analyze the contents of the famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" through the lens of
classic Aristotelian rhetorical devices such as ethos, pathos, and logos, highlighting where Dr. King employs each. To begin with, Dr. King found himself appointed as the leader of the civil
rights movement in the south in large part due to his prominent social standing as a popular minister in the Christian faith. This position, at the time, afforded a great
deal of respect from most people, and made Dr. King an excellent choice as a "face" for the movement, to which the public could respectfully relate. It also allowed Dr.
King to utilize the rhetorical device of "ethos" effectively. When using an argument rooted in "ethos", one seeks to convince ones opponent through an appeal to ones own ethical standing
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