Cesar Chavez Ethos Pathos Logos

The 60's was the height of the Civil Rights Movement in America, and Dr. Martin Luther King was one of the most prominent leaders of the movement. The philosophy of fighting back against oppression through nonviolent protest, something that was soon adapted by many different activists for different causes at this time once it began to be proved effective. Cesar Chavez writes this article in remembrance of Dr. King, as well as to gain the support of many Christians to his protest of the treatment of many Mexicans migrants in America. In his article Cesar Chavez uses rhetorical devices such as compare and contrast, ethos, and references to pursue his religious audience that nonviolent protest will help get the best outcome as oppose to violence.
Chavez uses contrast to convince his audience that supporting his cause is the right thing to do by stating the outcome of nonviolence as opposed to violence many times throughout the article. For example in the fifth and sixth paragraph Chavez states that reacting to

He states that staying nonviolent despite the oppression and the hardship will prove to people the moral strength of those fighting for justice and shows others the reason as to why they should give his movement their support. Chavez also states that human rights are given to them by God and no one should be able to take that away which is something that any Christian reading his article would agree with. He continues to state how people are inherently good the migrant farm workers nonviolently protesting are continuing despite how hard it seems to try to convince those that are also morally good that they should support the movement. The people who read this article are the same ones who help the protest and furthering of the Civil Rights Movement, so Chavez is trying to show them that this movement is just as unjust and important to