Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “There Comes a Time when People get Tired” is more persuasive when compared to Robert F. Kennedy’s Eulogy for Martin Luther King Jr. speech. Pathos and logos used in MLK Jr.’s speech. MLK Jr. uses pathos to tell his audience that their peaceful protest is lawful and acceptable. He uses logos when he explains situations in his speech, whereas Robert F. Kennedy mostly uses pathos in his speech. He uses his own emotion to try and tell people that there is a problem with segregation and while you can tell someone your feelings doesn’t mean that they are going to share them. Specific events are talked about in MLK Jr.’s speech, events such as the Montgomery bus boycott, the Rosa Parks incident, that started the boycott,
Ethos, pathos, and logos are used to make his argument adequate with each appeal adding a different way to look at his situation. They all add an unique touch of individuality to his argument. King establishes his credibility, evokes emotional response, and uses logic all to his advantage. King accomplishes the use of allowing the readers to understand his beliefs. The use of Aristotle’s appeals are what molds his entire letter/argument. As a reader of this letter, it opened me up to a different mindset on what Martin Luther King Jr had to go through to accomplish his goals by getting a sense of the hardships he went through to stand up for what he believes in. I personally believe King possesses the use of rhetorical appeals very
Speeches are a method of persuading people to do something. For Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, their speeches were to bring equality for the people of color. However, their approaches are different. Consequently, the effects may be different. An example of their contrasting differences is a speech from each, King’s “I Have a Dream” and X’s “The Black Revolution”. Their speeches used pathos, a central metaphor, and a warning, but was presented differently.
Alleged by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his “I Have A Dream” speech on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Dr. King said “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Meaning there shall be equality between one another. Dr. King grew up around pastors in a Baptist Church, so when he gave his speeches he sounded like a preacher. He was a well-educated person who graduated from Boston University and received his Doctorate degree. Plus he was a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race. Being a strong worker and having knowledge of civil rights made him more of a confident and convincing speaker. Therefore, In Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, he pointed out to African Americans, that in the near future the African Americans would have equal rights and liberty like all the other Caucasians have. In this speech I have found Dr. King using logos, ethos, and pathos to get his attention across about equality and to make his speech sound more effective. Out of the three rhetorical appeals I have found that Dr. King used ethos the most predominately followed by the second most effective, pathos, and how King is a convincing speaker to his audience.
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Acknowledging their audience is something both Kennedy and King did. They both gave powerful addresses that caused great movement and change to happen, by the way they spoke and their presentation being diverse. Kennedy used note cards and noticeably looked down at them due to the fact that he changed his works up until the night before he gave the speech. The consequence to doing this made it so that he did not have time to memorize it. Due to this he was not as practiced and prepared. On the other hand, King is a practiced speaker (being a baptist minister for many years). He was a little more powerful and you could feel and see his emotion because he did not look down at note cards and knew his speech perfectly and knew when to raise his voice and show more emotion on his face. Kings crowd got exceedingly noisy at times (Martin Luther King ‘I Have … ‘). King was voicing his thoughts to the minority. His audience was mostly African American, but included a few white people supporting the cause. You can hear them shout.”hallelujah” or “amen” and clapping throughout his address (Martin Luther King ‘I Have … ‘). Compared to Kennedy’s audience which was much smaller and mostly upper class citizens. It was freezing outside that day and only a few people were brave enough to go out in the cold. This crowd did not shout out or clap as much (John F. Kennedy ‘inauguration … ‘ ). Although the audiences and speakers were slightly adverse, both addresses were impressive and
Of the three, Martin Luther King Jr was the most persuasive due to his use of rhetorical language, ethos, and pathos. Kings use of rhetorical devices throughout his speech allows him to clearly and efficiently make points. He uses hypophora on line 69: “…There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights “When will you be satisfied?” We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality;we can never be satisfied as long as our bodies...cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cites.” King has effectively taken a question a listener would have and answers it convincingly.
John F Kennedy delivered one of the best speeches on January 20, 1961.His inauguration speech was very powerful and it gathered the attention of every single person in the nation. It uses a strong appeal to pathos, ethos and logos. Kennedy was the youngest president to be in office. He got his degree from Harvard and later on joined the navy. He wrote “ profiles in courage” which has received one of the most recognized awards, the Pulitzer Prize. This speech had a lot of positive sides to it, but one of the most important things was that it gave him a good look from the outside. The inaugural address was written to let the citizens of America know that they could change this country for the better. It assured all voters
On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 civil-rights supporters attended the March on Washington. Addressing the protesters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Profoundly, he proclaimed for a free nation of equality where all race would join together in the effort to achieve common ground. King stated his yearning for all colors to unite and be judged by character, not by race. African Americans would not be satisfied until their desire for freedom from persecution, bitterness, and hatred prevailed. Not only were the points in his speech powerful, but also the delivery he gave was so persuading and real that it changed the hearts of many people across America. By using four artificial proofs, mythos, logos, ethos, and pathos, Martin Luther King was able to open the eyes of people who were blinded by the color of skin.
In Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech, King makes use of an innumerable amount of rhetorical devices that augment the overall understanding and flow of the speech. King makes the audience feel an immense amount of emotion due to the outstanding use of pathos in his speech. King also generates a vast use of rhetorical devices including allusion, anaphora, and antithesis. The way that King conducted his speech adds to the understanding and gives the effect that he wants to rise above the injustices of racism and segregation that so many people are subjected to on a daily basis. Throughout King’s speech, he uses the rhetorical mode, pathos, to give the audience an ambience of strong emotions such as sympathy.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses the appeal of ethos from the beginning until the end of his speech. Because he was talking about African-American people, his own race that were dealing with racism and discrimination. However, Dr. King uses all the rhetorical devices in many ways to the best of his ability to gain the favor of his audience, and he made an unforgettable and effectively speech that made an impact on America. His main purpose was to fight for the equal rights of African-American people and in order for him to do that, he aided the civil rights to help his own race to improve their
One of the most influential speeches ever given on the earth was given on a potiumat the Lincoln Momorial in Washington D.C on August 28th 1963. The great speech was given by Martin Luther King Jr. who deciatied his time on earth to prove that all people are equal. Martin Luther used different parts of the English language to enhance the meaning of his speech and bring out the details. The different rhetorical devices, allusions to historic documents, and metaphors seemed to have brought about the emotions that King was trying to arouse in his listeners. This helped him influence his listeners towards wanting equality for all and changing what was happening in the present so they didn't repeat things in the past .
On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most notable speeches in American history, at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King started off his famous “I Have a Dream” speech by stating the impact it would have on America’s civil rights movement: “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation” (King 1). With knowledge of rhetoric and persuasion, King had a substantial impact on the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr.’s use of ethos, pathos, and logos appeals enable King to persuade the audience to achieve equality.
On May 26, 2015, Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for president of the United States of America. During a time of political corruption, economic inequality, and social unrest, the American people hope to elect a president that will fix the country’s issues and improve upon the current state of the nation. Primary elections will occur within the coming months, and the general election will take place soon after, so candidates, Sanders included, have begun to campaign. By utilizing the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos; emphasizing his most important points through his word choice, voice, and body gestures; and establishing himself and American citizens as equal, Bernie Sanders explains in his speech his plans and hopes for America and strives to gain popularity and votes from
Kennedy wanted to change the 3rd world countries around the world while King’s speech was revolved around the United States . Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to end slavery. His main predicament was slavery in the U.S.. Kennedy wanted to change the whole world. Both men wanted there to be no violence and no war. Kennedy told the people that he “ shall join with them to oppose aggression.” King also stated that “ We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical protest.” Therefore, they both disagreed with war and violence.
Martin Luther King Jr. was the most influential leader of the American Civil Rights Movement as he fought for the freedom of African Americans. King’s most influential speech is his “I Have a Dream” given on August 28, 1963.1 King himself was a man whom thousands of people admired. Martin Luther King Jr. uses an expressive tone in his speeches by using verbal powerful imagery toward his audience, reminding them of the challenges facing them and defeating racism. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired others to take action, lead by example, as shown in his speeches and promoted non-violence as a method for change.