Rhetorical Analysis Of Dr. King: An Outsider

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Dr. King begins to establish many things that make him credible to prove he is not an outsider, such as Organizational ties, Biblical duty, and American citizenship. He first speaks about being "President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference" which is an organization in which they frequently share staff, educational and financial resources. This emphasizes his response to criticism. Talking about the injustices in Birmingham, he then uses a simile to compare thus to "Prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns." Referring to the Bible shows how he is compelled to carry his own gospel among the people. Equally important, he talks about the
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