As a labor union organizer and civil rights leader, Chavez wrote this article to validate the use of nonviolence instead of violence as means to create change. Chavez presents comparing through counter argument, if-then structure, and parallelism. The article Chavez wrote explains how effective nonviolence is. Chavez argues for nonviolence despite understanding the tendency toward violence. Throughout the article, Chavez counters nonviolence with violence informing the "what ifs".
In the excerpt “He Showed Us the Way” the author, Cesar Chavez, advocates nonviolence during a trying time is the true way to deal with struggles and injustices. First of all, Chavez explains Dr. King’s example is the right way to deal with struggling times that the colored faced. Human life is sacred and no one has any right to take violence toward another; in fact, violence does more damage in a situation then does nonviolence. Nonviolence is the way to accomplish justices morally and so much more powerful then violence. On the other hand, violence creates more violence and injustices.
Chavez’s great sacrifices strengthened the movement and gave so much more that what any one man could have imagined. Chavez continued with protests and boycotts throughout the rest of the 60’s and continued well into the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. While drawing influence from Gandhi, Cesar knew that non-violence would gain the most support from the general public, which it did, and strongly encouraged that the movement should stay that
On the tenth year anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, a labor union organizer and civil rights activists, published an article about violence and nonviolence. The speaker in this article, Cesar Chavez, addresses the citizens of every country. The purpose for Chavez to write this is to show the reader how nonviolence and violence can lead to many different outcomes. The subject of this piece is civil rights. Throughout his article Chavez develops his argument of nonviolent protests by using logos, allusions, and tone.
Cesar Chavez appeals to the people through the use of ethos in order to grab the audience's attention as to why non-violence is the way people should live. He believes that violence does not have a positive effect in human lives. Chavez appeals to ethos because ethos makes the
The civil rights movement was a strong topic of discussion in politics during the mid-twentieth century. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential leaders of the civil rights movement, was assassinated which caused many protests and calls for violence. In Cesar Chavez’s speech, he is telling the people that nonviolence resistance is the best way to go about the situation. Chavez’s uses juxtaposition, diction, and rhetorical appeals to strongly convey his argument about nonviolent resistance. To begin with, Chavez uses juxtaposition to contrast the effects of violent and nonviolent resistance.
Cesar Chavez, in his excerpt He showed us the Way, utilizes strong pathos, ethos and logos statements, precise diction, and valuable patterns of development to convey the power nonviolence has in fights for freedoms and rights. First, Chavez provides strong pathos, ethos and logos to convey the power nonviolent actions have to change the world for the better. He applies ethos to show that nonviolence is something that people are drawn to. In fact Chaves presents a great nonviolent advocate who lived during the segregation: “Dr. King’s entire life was an example of power that nonviolences brings...”
In a magazine article by Cesar Chavez on the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, Chavez discusses the advantages of nonviolent resistance versus violent resistance, arguing that “nonviolence is more powerful than violence.” Chavez successfully develops his argument for nonviolent resistance by utilizing the rhetorical strategies of repetition and allusion. Chavez utilizes the rhetorical strategy of repetition throughout the article, repeating words like “nonviolent” and “we” to develop his and others’ stance on nonviolent resistance. Whenever Chavez states the word “nonviolent”, it is usually followed by its positive effects. For example, in the quote “nonviolence supports you if you have a just moral cause,” the word nonviolence is stated and is followed by its positive effect of supporting those with a righteous reasoning,
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. devastated a large majority of people around the world. His works of nonviolent acts against racism motivated many, including civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, to solve matters without resorting to inhumane behaviors. Inspired by Dr. King Jr.’s work, Chavez and his union of labor workers devoted themselves to helping those in need through peaceful protests. Similar methods are proven to be successful; Mahatma Gandhi, for instance, gained a great deal of supporters because of his pacifism and tranquil methods of boycotting against British domination. Despite brutal and savage methods of persuasion slowly gaining support, Chavez proves that nonviolent actions are superior; he does so by using ethos in order to uphold moral standards, logos (in reference to the past), and pathos to appeal to the emotions of his audience.
In “Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” there were 3 specific cases that stood out where you can see Chavez’s uses words to influence people. He was speaking to a crowd at a protest for the anti-pesticide movement and the people there mostly supported him, but they still needed to be inspired to take action. Chavez is saying how that they have been fighting this for a while and that “it should be clear to all of [them] that there is an unfinished agenda” and that although they’ve started working, they still “have miles to go before [they] reach the promised land” (13). Here Chavez uses charged language to appeal to his audience’s emotions. He wants them to realize that they still have a lot of
The audience that Chavez is addressing is very familiar with Dr. King, and the troubles he went through so it is not hard at all to relate to the audience with ideas of Martin Luther King. “ Nonviolence provides the opportunity to stay on the offensive, and that is a crucial importance to win any contest.” With subject of violent an nonviolent means is so important to almost everyone that it makes almost everyone stand on their toes. With the subject Chavez does a good job of stating “we” instead of “I” because of
Cesar Chavez, a civil rights activist, published an article in a religious magazine devoted to helping those in need. The date this was published was particularly significant in that it had been the tenth anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This occasion allowed Chavez to tie in the work of nonviolence to his own cause. Cesar Chavez convinces the audience to proceed in a nonviolent manner toward their goals by utilizing juxtaposition to contrast the consequences of violence and pacifism, allusions to appeal to the moral aspects of humanity, and a diction that relates positive output to nonviolence.
Chavez did more than just change the lives of underpaid, and overworked farm workers. “For more than three decades Cesar led the first successful farm worker’s union in American history, achieving dignity, respect, fair wages, medical coverage, pension benefits, and humane living conditions, as well as countless other rights and protections for hundreds of thousands of farm workers” (“Cesar E.”). His strong effort reinvented the lives of everyone all around the United States, he helped farm workers understand that their work and ability is worth more. He also helped employers and the people who buy the crops appreciate the hard work these farmers put into their food every day. Acquaintances of Cesar helped him organize a plan or way for farm workers to grasp their rights.
In addition, referencing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the text further established Cesar Chavez’s ethos. King was someone who was revered by proponents of civil rights. Associating an audience with a prominent figure such as Dr. King adds to the credibility in the rhetoric. Moreover, Chavez uses hypophora when asking, “Who gets killed in the violent revolution?” followed by the answer, “The poor, the
From a person or a society, morals demonstrate what they believe in and suggest what they’ll choose. Choosing nonviolence keeps a strong sense of life and justice that build a society’s strength. Cesar Chavez's passage on nonviolence and differences it makes uses repetition and ethos to appeal to readers. His strong argument places emphasis on choosing humanity over all.
