Dr. King was a brilliant man who, when describing his passions, used both detail, and precision. Two of his most famous pieces are his speech, “I Have A Dream,” and his “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” Dr. King continuously uses emotional appeal (pathos) and logical appeal (logos) in his work to persuade readers and excite their opinions. Although King expresses both greatly in each writing, the way he asserts pathos is farther more effective due to his extensive ability to relate to his audience through personal, heartfelt emotion. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to distrust of all White people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny (King pg. 162). Reading this, it can be mistaken for charged language, meant to stir emotions …show more content…
As it may do that, it also seems to serve more of a logical appeal because he mentions the evidence of white brotherhood. There are people in the white community that are already standing hand-in-hand with them and their dreams. Just as well, King uses his aspirations to create ideas within the listeners. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning… And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America till the Negro is granted his citizenship rights (King pg. 262). He is placing hope among the Negro community and assuring the “white superiority” that one day, they will share the same rights as their nation distinctively promised a hundred years earlier. Pathos are present more often in the “I Have A Dream” speech, mainly because he is bravely facing a crowd, speaking from the heart, rather than formality In the writing “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” King takes more time to