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Rhetorical Analysis Of King's I Have A Dream

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Though all of the rhetorical methods are fascinating, the most important aspect is how they relate to each other and the influence they create. As the structure of “I Have a Dream” is very important to its success, King carefully tries to relate all of his rhetorical methods with his structure. For example, part of King’s structure is intended to make the viewer have bad feelings about racism. To make this happen, King utilizes the rhetorical method of pathos along with metaphors and other rhetorical types and schemes to make the viewer feel sympathetic for the blacks. Also, King wisely chooses the rhetorical methods in his essay in order to make them fit with the structure. This is in alignment with King’s structure as King intends for the

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