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How Did Martin Luther King Beyond Vietnam A Time To Break Silence

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Martin Luther King Jr was a civil rights activist who fought for African-American rights and delivered speeches across many audiences including one to over 250,000 people during his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. King’s, "Beyond Vietnam - A Time to Break Silence" speech was a call to action against the Vietnam War. In this speech, King uses repetition, contrast, and parallelism to advance his arguments toward his intended audience. One of King's key rhetorical devices in this speech is repetition. Throughout the address, King repeats key phrases, such as “Time to break the silence" and "We are called to speak for the weak". This repetition reinforces his main points and helps them stick in the minds of his audience. Additionally, by repeating
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