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Rhetorical Analysis Of Letter From Birmingham Jail

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For the love of King
From the Prompt “ Birmingham Jail: Lawbreaker” Martin Luther King is using the form of persuasion while continuously informing the Clergyman about the unjust laws that are taking place. The main point that Martin Luther King is trying to express is that the cursory comprehension from people of good will is more rational(irritating) than the pure misunderstanding from people of ill will. The author is attempting to make a valid argument that disobeying an unjust law is more flawlessly moral than just letting ill will happen. King utilizes repetition in his letter, while using techniques such as civil disobedience in his skillful writing. The indistinguishable point similar to the rest of Martin Luther King's ideas is the …show more content…

Commonly known to all as Martin Luther King. King set out on his journey to accomplish his goal. The Goal would successfully achieve civil disobedience(a non-Violence society), by informing the Clergyman if a law is unjust then its no law at all.From a civil disobedience leader to a right activist motivator, Martin Luther King compares those of the past. Which of whom brought an unjust law into existence. To the particular group who acted upon the unjustified code. “We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal." It was "illegal" to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany. Even so, I am sure that, had I lived in Germany at the time, I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers.” --------this quote promotes an idea pointed out by Martin L. King. That a Law with no morality is no law at all, thus an unjustified law is morally wrong and therefore should be abolished.In Similar context, M.L.K introduced a topic that was not of an “extremist” but of the actions of a civil right leader. Classified by most “White” Bystanders as divisive …show more content…

Which not only was written peacefully but he was able to argue in a mature manner.“Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. It was evidenced sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to obey the laws of Nebuchadnezzar, on the ground that a higher moral law was at stake. It was practiced superbly by the early Christians, who were willing to face hungry lions and the excruciating pain of chopping blocks rather than submit to certain unjust laws of the Roman Empire.” Proving a role model for civil disobedience, He successfully informed the Clergyman about the reasons of why people protest against an unjust law. With the addition of the most logical approach of why they do

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