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Rhetorical Analysis Of Ethos Appeal By Dr. King

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The ethos appeal is shown by Dr. King because he is addressing his opponents respectfully. He is telling everyone that not all the whites are opponents. In paragraph 7, it says, “The militancy which has engulfed the N-word community must not be lead us to distrust all white people...” This is respecting the opponents because he talks about “distrust.” He is saying that not all whites should be mistrusted. In a way, he is being respectful to the opponents because he is not targeting them. He is saying that not all are bad. He is saying that the “N-word Community” or the black people should not hate on all of the white people. Dr. King is saying that not all white people are the enemies of the blacks. Instead of singling all the whites out and
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