Comparing Philosophies Of Jackson And Oedipus The King

In contrast with Jessie Jackson and Dr. King’s speeches, Atticus Finch uses a large amount of logos in his closing argument to back his reasoning up with clearly displayed evidence. Atticus Finch utilizes logic because he is a lawyer. Atticus’s wisdom can be exemplified through Atticus’s very own words when he says, “There is circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led almost exclusively with his left” (Lee 208). To explain, Atticus employs his intuition and experience to determine that Bob Ewell is most likely the assaulter. In addition, Atticus Finch’s word choice makes the situation more dire and believable. Atticus continues this statement by saying that she simply, like a “child-she tried

In this situation, Atticus accomplishes this by highlighting that this behavior is one that everyone has most likely enacted.

Jessie Jackson uses a method very similar to Dr. King’s throughout his speech, using pathos to persuade the listener. In addition, in his presidential campaign speech, Reverend Jackson fought for equal rights for African Americans and women alike. Jackson begins his speech with the details of how Martin Luther King’s grave was close to the site of the speech. At the mention of Dr. King, Jessie Jackson foreshadows the use of Luther’s speech as a backbone to his own. Just like Dr. King, Jackson recites the treacherous conditions the ancestors of the African Americans have persevered through and engages the listener by filling his words with emotion. “As a testament to the struggles of those who have gone before; as a legacy for those who will come after; as a tribute to the endurance, the patience, the courage of our forefathers and mothers; as an assurance that their prayers are being

King’s speeches, Atticus Finch uses a large amount of logos in his closing argument to back his reasoning up with clearly displayed evidence. Atticus Finch utilizes logic to persuade the jury with the knowledge they know they have heard instead of feelings about why Atticus thinks his statements are correct. Atticus marvelously displays his logic-based reasoning by explaining how Bob Ewell is guilty and not Tom Robinson. “There is circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led almost exclusively with his left” (Lee 208). To explain, Atticus uses the visually seen evidence of Bob Ewell being a lefty and Tom Robinson having a disabled left arm. While Atticus makes one extremely vital piece of information, he further explains that Mayella is corrupted in her mind and is still mentally a child, even though she is nineteen. Moreover, the main piece of proof Atticus defends that connects the three speeches is that Tom Robinson is human and deserves an equal chance when he is on trial. “Tom Robinson, a human being. But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal— there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president” (Lee 207, 208). No matter what skin color, how smart you are, or how rich you are, Atticus Finch believes everyone is equal in a court of