Question

King says, “ you may well: why direct action? why sit-ins, marches and so forth? Is it 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 attention that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be lowered”
Which rhetoric strategy does King employ with this statement
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
Tone

Answer 1

In this statement, Martin Luther King Jr. primarily employs **Logos** as his rhetorical strategy. He uses logical reasoning to explain the purpose of nonviolent direct action, arguing that it is necessary to create a crisis and draw attention to issues that have been ignored. By addressing the opposing argument (the call for negotiation) and providing a rationale for direct action, he presents a logical case for why this approach is necessary. While there are elements of **Ethos** (credibility) and things that could evoke **Pathos** (emotion), the main focus here is on the logical justification for his actions.