Rhetorical Devices
"Why direct action?" is a perfect example of this device.
What is a rhetorical question
"Because injustice is here."
What is King's reason for being in Birmingham
Redeeming himself as the most hated man in Cleveland, he used excellent examples of rhetorical appeals.
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King opens his letter with this greeting.
What is "My Dear Fellow Clergymen"
King stated, This proves we did not move irresponsibly into direct action.
Where are the quotation marks around the quote
King stated, "This proves we did not move irresponsibly into direct action."
Both rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices fall under the art of persuasive writing and speaking, also known as this.
What is rhetoric
King showed this step was unsuccessful when the merchants promised to take down the humiliating racial signs, but African Americans in Birmingham found they were the victims of a broken promise.
What is negotiation
This rhetorical appeal will have you "in your feelings" in no time at all.
What is pathos
King refers to this as "the most segregated city in the United States."
What is Birmingham, Alabama
"These are the brutal hard facts."
Where is the comma after brutal
"These are the brutal, hard facts."
I don't expect you to answer me. I want you to focus on my response.
What is a rhetorical question
This fourth step is what landed King in jail.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Name all four steps.
What is direct action
collection of evidence, self-purification, negotiation, direct action
When King answered his rhetorical question of "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" with the answer "There are two types of laws: just and unjust laws.", he was using this rhetorical appeal.
What is logos
King often alluded to these types of examples because his target audience were men of the church.
What are biblical/religious examples
I agree with you in the goals you seek but I can't agree with your method of direct action.
Where is the comma after 'but'
I agree with you in the goals you seek, but I can't agree with your method of direct action.
This device is seen in these examples from the letter: "disease of segregation" and "clouds of inferiority".
What is a metaphor
There are four steps to this.
What is a non-violent campaign
When King tells his audience he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he is using this rhetorical appeal.
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Give another example of ethos.
What is ethos
King uses specific word choice to appeal to his audience. He calls the clergymen this phrase.
What are "men of genuine goodwill"
There are two types of laws, just and unjust laws.
Where is the colon after 'laws'
There are two types of laws: just and unjust laws.
Starting with 'A' and ending with 'N', my rhetorical device is spelled like this.
What is A-L-L-U-S-I-O-N
When King and the other protesters went through workshops on nonviolence and asked themselves "Are you able to accept the blows without retaliating?" "Are you able to endure the ordeals of jail?", they were completing this step in the cmpaign.
What is self-purification
Aristotle said that ethos, pathos, and logos are the key to this.
What is a flawless persuasive argument
King expresses his disappointment in this group of people; who say they support the movement, but stay frustratingly silent.
Who is the white moderate
To quote the words of Martin Beuber the Jewish Philosopher segregation substitutes an "I-it" relationship for an "I-Thou" relationship.
Where are the commas after 'Beuber' and after 'Philosopher'
To quote the words of Martin Beuber, the Jewish Philosopher, segregation substitutes an "I-it" relationship for an "I-Thou" relationship.