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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Paragraph 14, By Dr. Martin Luther King

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Dr. King begins paragraph 15 by commenting on the fact that he is willing to break some laws in order to eliminate racial segregation. He acknowledges that it is paradoxical for him to believe that the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 should be honored but not some other laws. King later goes on to explain the difference between just and unjust laws in paragraph 16. In this section, he uses a couple of rhetorical questions, such as “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?”, to further emphasize the point he will be making after it and sets the way for his audience to think about the question. King also uses appeal to authority in this section by alluding to famous religious leaders and well known philosophers. He brings

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