On the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Casar Chavez published an article stating Dr.King ideal and supporting nonviolence resistance. Throughout the article, Chavez explain and convince why through nonviolence resistance a change can be made. Chavez use of rhetorical skill like the use of diction to compare and contrast nonviolence against violence resistance, use repetition, and appeal to human moral and religious belief to help support his argument for nonviolence resistance.
The use of the repetition of “we” and “us” show that Chavez is on the people side and are united, which makes the atmosphere more relaxed and less tense. In paragraph 5, line 24 Chavez really emphasize himself and the people are together by using we, “we respond with nonviolence, we attract people’s support. We can gather...we are…” In the article Chavez said “which our struggle has grown and matured,” which shows the
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Chavez published his article in a religious magazine, which appeal to all the religious people who read the magazine. He continues on to appeal to his religious audience and reader by saying God has given people life and no one has the right to take it from them, “...given by God to man and that no one has the right to take it for any reason…” He doesn’t only appeal to the people with religion but also through appealing to human moral, showing that nonviolence resistance shows that you care for the people and unite people while violence resistance is an act of being inhuman.” We respond with nonviolence...we attract support...we can gather the support of million…” and “those who espouse violence exploit people.” Since Chavez show violence as malicious and wrong by saying things like “there will be many injuries and perhaps death on both side” and ...total demoralization…,” which convince the people that nonviolence is that right option to