Marthin Luther King Junior Speech

                                                Pathos

                Martin Luther King junior uses quiet of bit of Pathos in his “I have a Dream,” because it is full of emotional situations and all because of the time period in which this speech was made. The use of Pathos, he uses in his speech is outstanding, because though many people think, his speech is mainly for African American people, and it is actually for White and African American people of both genders. It is for both races because the way he says things and how he wants equality, because he doesn’t just want equality for African American people, he wants it for women as well, so therefore it is for all genders and races in a sense. I believe a huge emotional appeal to his audience is when he says “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together,” this was a use from the Bible as well, which brings plenty of emotions itself already. He uses this Biblical approach in order to provide a sense of belief and faith in what he is saying, trying to provide that it is true, because him being from where he is from and being an African American, makes what he says not truthful, so this quote makes all things said in this speech through. Which I believe was one of his biggest approaches was to make it true and show how true it really is. This is engaging to his audience because this is for them and he is using lots of metaphor which engages his audience into the speech more because he is being persuasive.

 

                                                                Logos

                In Martin Luther King Junior, “I have a Dream Speech,” there is some logos in it because his speech is very logical. He uses these analogies to himself, the people, and different points in history, which makes a logical appeal. An example of Logos, which is also an analogy, is “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds,” this is a logical form of reasoning to his cause, which makes his speech even stronger. This is a reason he uses because everyone understands money and money is a big part in the American life now and back then as well, so therefore his audience can relate to his speech in that way. Also, this is reliable because everyone will reserve a bad check in at least some point in their life, so that is logical for Dr. King.

 

                                                                Ethos

                The “I have a Dream Speech,” by Martin Luther King Junior has some Ethos in it as well. Well actually more or less credibility because ethos is credibility. An example of Ethos is when he announces Abraham Lincoln, when he says “five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation.” This is credible because it is something Lincoln did, which he is a reliable source, therefore it must be credible. Also, this brought some authority to his speech, because he shows how much he knows and provides the people wrong. The whole speech in a sense is credible though, since Dr. King said it, and he is a reliable source, it is credible, which is ethos.