Question

King says, “You may well ask: 'Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?' You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored.”

Which rhetorical strategy does King employ with this statement?

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Responses

ethos
ethos

logos
logos

pathos
pathos

tone

Answer 1

In this statement, Martin Luther King Jr. primarily employs **logos**, as he logically explains the purpose of direct action. He addresses the question of why direct action is necessary and argues that it is intended to create a crisis that forces negotiation and confronts the issues that have been ignored. This reasoning appeals to the audience's sense of logic and understanding.