Throughout history there have been people who have shown violent or nonviolent resistance to express their opinions or feelings towards controversial topics. It has become a big issue and topic due to the consequences that violent approaches may bring to people, including the loss of lives. Cesar Chavez uses logos, pathos, and backing to show the audience that a nonviolent approach is the safer and smarter way to participate in a cause. First of all, Chavez uses logos when he states the effects and the possible outcomes of violent approaches. Chavez explains that violent resistance would bring injuries, deaths, or may result in demoralizing the people. This could impact in losing that hope for a better form of United States unity, which would result in a broken and hopeless country. This reveals to the reader that there would be no positive outcomes if people approach situations with this kind of violence. Chavez wants the reader to come to the realization that nothing beneficial would result in partaking in these violent resistances. Since many people are aware of what violence will bring, it could create an upsetting feeling because the lives that fight are usually the ones being lost. Their own people would suffer the consequences instead of making a …show more content…
He states that the amount of misery, poverty, and exploitation there is or could be does not even come close to the value of a human life. He used pathos to show the audience that he truly believes and cares for the people of the United States, especially those struggling. The people who partake in violent approaches may believe that it does not matter what they want or think because there will not be a change without a form of violence. Chavez wants to show that losing lives is not worth it, that people are more valuable than any type of struggle. Unity and having an equal standing is more important so that the country is stronger