Malcolm X Persuasion Analysis

The definition of a protest is a statement or an action that expresses disapproval or objection of something. Of the three that we went over in class; Socrates, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X, the one whose position is the most effective in protesting and showing that he does not approve of the current way of living, is Malcolm X. Malcolm X has a no nonsense attitude about what to do with an unjust law or situation. He uses the “any means necessary” approach to the situation where he believes that you not only can, but also must do anything and everything you can possibly do to get what you need as opposed to the other means of protesting from Socrates, persuasion, and Dr. King, non-violent direct action. The views from each of these …show more content…
The first example was that to persuade someone into coming to the same opinion as yourself, you are actually teaching him or her. Persuasion can be considered a form of education, and with an education the people being convinced are therefore more educated as well. Educated masses or rather an educated public makes it easier to have justice since with those that have the intelligence have an easier comprehension of the injustice against them and can therefore have an easier time achieving the justice they rightfully deserve and can understand what they need to do in order to achieve this as well. Socrates also explained that you never need physical force in order to prove your point or your message. He explained that in order to change the opinions of others, you need a more gentle approach instead of brutishly forcing them to believe the side you’re pursuing. In Socrates' discussion of injustice, we find a number of familiar themes: that there are experts in ethical matters and that one should not take just anyone's opinion as though it were of equal value, and that no one ever knowingly or willingly does wrong. However, at the same time, his equation of doing injury with injustice is again