Rhetorical Analysis Of 'My Dear Fellow Clergymen'

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In, the early 1960s racial injustice was a horrific event that was happening in the southern states. Until, some pastor that was in a solitary confinement cell in Birmingham, Alabama; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. MLK main claim is to promote the urgent need for and biblical soundness of nonviolent protest. Although, the clergymen expressed opposition to segregation, promoted patiently waiting for justice rather than active protest. They argue that King’s protest, while nonviolent, incited violence in others. MLK main appeal was ethos, in the very beginning of the letter he established his credibility by claiming “My Dear Fellow Clergymen.” (800)
He uses claim of fact, by putting white clergymen in his point of view. MLK spreads logos throughout
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