Rhetorical Analysis Of Martin Luther King Racial Freedom

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Racial Freedom: By Bullet or Brotherhood? Two strong leaders, with two very different initiatives, fight for the support of their people, to unite with or against the other citizens of America. Each man utilizes several different strategies to bring the audience to the conclusion that he is right. However, the calm and collective in-depth logical analysis of Martin Luther King, Jr. exceeds the effectiveness of Malcolm X’s appeal simple sustained logic and powerful emotion. True to his forward-fighting nature, Malcolm X rallied to fight back against whites, in his “Whatever is Necessary to Protect Ourselves,” interview. Correspondingly, his dialect is very pointed and provocative, purposefully manipulating the audience …show more content…
Throughout the interview, Malcolm X used long and complex sentences that swiftly weave and wind from point to point, giving the speech a sense of undaunted confidence. In order to get his point across, Malcolm X repeatedly stated that they will do “whatever is necessary to protect ourselves,” as an unconcealed, straightforward request to the audience for retaliation. Although several questions are asked during the interview, Malcolm always called upon his original proposal in saying that self defense was not only completely justifiable, but also …show more content…
also effectively rallied support though his, “Stride Toward Freedom,” book, by explaining how both silence and violence were morally wrong. He wrote, “Acquiescence is interpreted as proof of the Negro’s inferiority,” while later, writing about violent retaliation, said, “The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.” Constantly, throughout the entire excerpt, MLK describes violence and acquiescence as immoral, bringing personal obligation and religion into perspective. When personal values and beliefs are presented, spectators are much more likely to feel obligated join a cause. In addition, to further strengthen his argument, MLK used well known religious allusions, to help listeners connect, and see the logic in nonviolent resistance. Black people in the 1900’s were considered highly religious, so the moral obligation and biblical allusions used by MLK were probably highly successful in bringing the people