Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter from Birmingham Jail for many people to hear. Martin Luther King Jr. claimed that his non violent actions are as of those of an extremist in paragraphs 27 through 31. To deliver this message to his audience, Martin Luther King Jr. used different rhetorical strategies and examples of ethos, logos, pathos, and also Biblical allusions throughout those paragraphs.
In the twenty-eighth paragraph, Dr.King said, “I am grateful to God that, through the influence of the Negro church, the way of nonviolence became an integral part of our struggle.”, meaning that all their actions are nonviolent because of the church and God. This is where he started to develope his ethos. Then Dr.King started to use logical reasons (logos) at the end of paragraph 29 such as “Negroes will, out of frustration and despair, seek solace and security in black-nationalists ideologies”. Dr.King wanted the audience to know that if this nonviolent didn’t exist, all their actions would be violent. …show more content…
Towards the ending of this paragraph 30, Dr.King used logos once again and said, “ So let him march;” because if he doesn’t march (go on freedom rides), he’ll get angry and
In the twenty-eighth paragraph, Dr.King said, “I am grateful to God that, through the influence of the Negro church, the way of nonviolence became an integral part of our struggle.”, meaning that all their actions are nonviolent because of the church and God. This is where he started to develope his ethos. Then Dr.King started to use logical reasons (logos) at the end of paragraph 29 such as “Negroes will, out of frustration and despair, seek solace and security in black-nationalists ideologies”. Dr.King wanted the audience to know that if this nonviolent didn’t exist, all their actions would be violent. …show more content…
Towards the ending of this paragraph 30, Dr.King used logos once again and said, “ So let him march;” because if he doesn’t march (go on freedom rides), he’ll get angry and