Martin Luther King Jfk Ethos Pathos Logos

Although both spoke of the same topic, and stood for the same cause, Martin Luther King jr. and John F. Kennedy used different strategies to better connect with and persuade their target audiences; Martin Luther King jr. used figurative language, while John F. Kennedy used Logos. For example, on the third page of the third page, Dr. King said, “I have a dream, that one day every valley shall exalted and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; ‘and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together’”. In other words, the use of figurative language is used here to express how he envisions a day when everything and everyone is equal;

We cannot say to 10% of the population that you can’t have that right; that your children can’t have the chance to develop whatever talents they have; that the only way that they are going to get their rights is to go into the streets and demonstrate”. In turn, logos is shown here through his simple reasoning. He’s stated a statement that’s almost impossible to argue with, and as a result gained the attention, if not the respect of his audience. Now, not only has he persuaded them to join his cause, he’s been able to change their perspectives, and ideas. Or in other words, he’s able to better connect with his audience. In conclusion, Martin Luther King jr. and John F. Kennedy were both able to convince their audience to support their cause using different strategies. In other words with different intended audiences and intended purposes, they had to choose different tactics to appeal to their audience and to fulfill their purpose. They were able to guide the target audience into supporting them with the help of specific devices and tools that ultimately led to the long term goal of ending

and John F. Kennedy shared the use of a few key devices in their speeches, such as kairos, to help motivate and persuade their audience. For example, in the fifth paragraph of page one, Dr. King proclaimed, “Now is the time to make real promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valleys of segregation to the sunlit paths of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children”. Kairos is shown here as he declares again and again that the time for change is now; he declares that the time for waiting is over. Instead of saying we should do this, or we should do that, he declares that right now things are going to change. This results in not only more enthusiasm, but also helps persuade his audience to support and join him and his cause. In other words, through his use of kairos, his audience catches his fever and enthusiasm for his cause, and therefore are more convinced to help. Another example can be found in the third paragraph of page 3 where he said, “... and this will be the day-this will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing w/ new meaning: My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing… from every mountainside let freedom ring”. The use of kairos here is evident as he proclaims that today they will be able to truly declare