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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Answer 1

logos

He anticipates an objection and gives a rational explanation for why direct action is necessary — a logical argument about creating tension to force negotiation.