Rhetorical Devices
What structural rhetorical device is used in this excerpt?
"...if you were to observe their ugly and inhumane treatment of Negroes here in the city jail; if you were to watch them push and curse old Negro women and young Negro girls; if you were to see them slap and kick old Negro men and young boys;"
Parallelism
“I understand you are exhausted, but I believe the results will be worth it.”
This is an example of a___________.
Concession
This type of law is used to degrade humans and minorities.
An unjust law.
King mostly feels ________ toward the clergy.
Disappointment
What kind of campaign does King have?
Nonviolent
"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times"
This is an example of what rhetorical device?
Antithesis
"I read about protestors who tried to burn the city down; therefore, all protestors are bad."
This is an example of a_____________.
Fallacy
Dr. King argues people have the right to _______________ unjust laws.
Break/Disobey
"There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over..."
This excerpt shows King is feeling______________.
Impatient.
They are unjust
This excerpt is an example of what rhetorical device?
" To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law."
An allusion.
Why did King provide evidence about the Boston Tea Party and what Adolf Hitler did in Germany?
To strengthen his claim
What type of law "squares with the moral law of God"?
A just law
King tells the clergy that he hopes they can understand their legitimate and __________ impatience.
Unavoidable.
"We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was “legal” and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was “illegal.” "
This is an example of which appeal?
Logic and facts/Logos