Martin Luther King uses a tone in which the clergymen and the ones responsible for putting him and his followers in jail, cannot ignore. He calls them out on many occassions of the past using "famous" people as examples of how the country should be and how things were resolved in earlier years. The clergymen obviously did King and his followers wrong. King is forward and to the point, but he also makes the men think about the wrongs that they have done by putting King in jail.
King uses several fallacies in his letter, including begging the questions, name calling, rationalization, and oversimplification. He also uses several examples of the 3 appeals: logos, ethos, and pathos. These examples are illustrated throughout the entire passage.
His letter was effective. Sound arguments were made throughout the letter, and examples were also given.
I hope my paper will reflect some of these fallacies and appeals.
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