Rhetorical Analysis Essay On Malcolm X

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Stop Singing and Start Swinging “When a kid gets so fed up and tired of being bullied they stand up and punch the bully in the mouth.”~Kumasi Sayers Two hundred plus years of abuse, oppression and being less than a human. African Americans wanted change. They looked to leaders such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks. Everyone wants change but people have different was to obtaining it. Martin thought it should be nonviolence, while Malcolm said we need a more direct approach. Although Martin Luther King makes a persuasive argument about nonviolence resistance, Malcolm X makes a more compelling argument by word choice to invoke emotion, showing what he stands for and showing why change needs to be taken by force and showing why others arguments are flawed. Malcolm X articulates his word to make it digestible, while stirring up aggression and passion deep in their belly. Malcolm X visited Mecca and his experience change his outlook on resistance. X gives reasons one why the African Americans have the right to be angry. To broadcast this …show more content…

makes a strong argument on about the impact on communities and the long lasting effects but fails to realize or acknowledge the pain the blacks are going through. In Martin’s Pilgrimage to Nonviolence speech, he tells his audience about why nonviolence is the best way to go. King talks about the aftermath of violence v. nonviolence. Here he compares, “Nonviolence which is the creation of beloved community” with, “aftermath of violence which is tragic bitterness”(“Pilgrimage to Nonviolence Para. 2.). MLK apperse to make a valid statement, he does not address the fact that African americans have been treated bad since they stepped on this new land. Martin fails to acknowledge that little boy who tired of giving his lunch money and just wants to go to school. He does not take into account that black people have the right to be angry. Since MLK does not address that, is argument is

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