Martin Luther Kings Usage of Ethos Pathos Mythos and...

Martin Luther Kings Usage of Ethos Pathos Mythos and Logos On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 civil-rights supporters attended the March on Washington. Addressing the protesters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech. Profoundly, he proclaimed for a free nation of equality where all race would join together in the effort to achieve common ground. King stated his yearning for all colors to unite and be judged by character, not by race. African Americans would not be satisfied until their desire for freedom from persecution, bitterness, and hatred prevailed. Not only were the points in his speech powerful, but also the delivery he gave was so persuading and real†¦show more content†¦King did not want African Americans to express a feeling of hatred toward all white people. He made an excellent point when mentioning, #8230;not lead us to distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny#8230; By presenting this point in his speech Martin Luther King made known to everyone that he is a man of great character and honor. Another style King presented quite well was ethos, which is his credibility on his speech. Of course he portrayed this effectively because he himself is an African American, and he knows exactly what kind of segregation and discrimination his black brothers are experiencing. King gives an example by saying, We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities#8230;as long as the Negros basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. He goes on to say, Some of you have come fresh from narrow cells#8230;from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. Not a day would go by that somewhere a black person was treated unequally because of the color of his skin. Martin Luther King addressed to the people such real