His speech was extremely persuasive in nature. The use of Biblical references was powerful. One of those powerful references included “Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?” (1) This quickly appealed to the audience’s faith. During this time period individuals took their faith and religious beliefs very seriously. With Henry appealing to something like faith that the audience members held so dearly he was able to not only capture their attention, but keep their attention and ultimately persuaded them to his sentiments.
Nathan Cole said, “Now it pleased God to send Mr. Whitefield into this land; and my hearing of his preaching at Philadelphia, like one of the old apostles, and many thousands flocking to hear him preach the Gospel, and great numbers were converted to Christ, I felt the Spirit of God drawing me by conviction; I longed to see and hear him and wished he would come this way”(handout). During his sermons, those that were “saved” shrieked in exaltation and those that were sinners became completely scared, dreading their inevitable fate. Edwards and Whitefield cause many sinners to pronounce conversion. Their distinct preaching styles pave the road for an intense religious revival and made many people recognize the importance of God in their
He was a great motivator through words, and not force. In his Letter from Birmingham Jail, King uses the Rhetorical triangle consisting of Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. By using all three of these techniques in his writing King is able to get the reader’s attention and to not only have people understand his point, but to add emotion, credibility, and reason to his writing. Kings expresses logos in many parts of his letter. Logos appeals to reason and can be thought of as the text of an argument, as well as how well a writer has argues his/her point.
“Isn’t this like condemning Jesus because his unique God-consciousness and never-ceasing devotion to God’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion” ( King 295 )? Jesus is quite well known and respected worldwide, and for King to mention Jesus to these eight clergymen was a clever move. This appeals to many other readers of this letter as well because many people in the United States have a religious background. Therefore, King is able to capture the emotions of not
His letter is known as "The Letter From Birmingham City Jail." Martin Luther King used ethos, logos, and pathos in his letter to persuade the white clergymen and the community that non-violent protests were necessary in the movement for equal rights. In his letter, Martin Luther King used the element of ethos to establish his credibility. By explaining his reasons for taking action and proving the goodness of his character, Martin Luther King effectively used ethical appeal. "But more basically, I am in Birmingham because injustice is here"(MLK).
Like King, he supported the breaking of unjust laws and Jacobus explains the Thoreau belief in that it is not only appropriate but also a moral obligation to revolutionize against immoral laws (Thoreau, 174). He further said that although rebelling against such laws is a tough task, people should do it. Thoreau followed the same path in the American-Mexican War. He denied paying the tax imposed by the U.S government for the economic support of Mexican War. He was against the Mexican War declared by American Government, as it was unjust to colonize other nations (United States itself was separated from British colonization through revolution).
His intention was to prove to his opponents he had sufficient authority to promote the civil rights cause on behalf of his community. The first example that illustrated King use of this strategy is present in the second paragraph of his letter: "I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference". Thus, he reminded his interlocutors of his position of leadership in the religious community. This allowed him to stand in the case of equal qualifications with the eight clergymen. Furthermore, in the third paragraph, he stated, "Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid."
His distinctive voice was able to bring the peoples experiences to life due to previous experience of being a preacher gave the speech authenticity and made him a natural choice to present such an iconic speech for the movement. His reasons to establish this is to unite Christian America and what he literally means through that is to include Black afro-Americans as well. He gives a moral and religious authority to the language and also to the sentiment which legitimises it. He then speaks on behalf of all religions by explaining “Jews, Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics we are all God’s children..” he uses religious reference and sermon like language as techniques in this
Mr. Kings "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is known for its powerful use of different literary styles. Among them, he was highly effective in the use of emotions to appeal to the audience (pathos). Being a preacher, he had the great ability of creating very emotional writings and speeches to appeal to many different audiences. Even looking at the very first line of his letter he uses emotional appeal to get the attention of the audiences. King writes, “While confined here in the Birmingham city jail…” the use of the word "confined" and "jail" together gives you a vision of a dismal sad place and you feel for him, it immediately draws you in.
Detail Worldview Outline Eibylardo M. Funes Grand Canyon University CWV-101 20131221 Dr. Jeff Jibben Christian Worldview The Christian Worldview is usually many Christians view and meaning of the teaching of the bible. I often look at Worldview as majority of opinions from many Christian denominations and how they perceive the word of GOD and the teaching of the bible should be in related in today’s world. As a new Christians my views are in between and I’m just now learning GOD, so I fall in the category of Majority I believe and have Faith that they are true. Who is GOD and what are his characteristics? God is the father and the almighty; his characteristics are actually taught in the Bible.