Rhetorical Analysis Of Beyond Vietnam A Time To Break Silence
In the speech “Beyond Vietnam- A Time to Break Silence,” by Martin Luther King Jr. he expresses his opinion on how the Vietnam war is unjust. King was really able to speak to his audience by using evidence, reasoning, and a persuasive writing style throughout his speech.
In his speech, King was not only able to express his opinion, but was also able to back it up with intellectual evidence. He uses a range of evidence from real life happenings to ideas from established groups. All this evidence is able to come together to support his view on the Vietnam war being unjust. The first piece of evidence he uses is just by stating the obvious. He states how he doesn’t think it’s right for our country to be sending black men to fight for a freedom …show more content…
The tone throughout the whole speech screams his feelings towards the war to the audience and helps them stay intrigued. One stylistic choice King uses his word choice. King calls the situation about blacks and whites fighting together in the war ironic. By using a word like ironic King helps the audience compare the life of blacks and whites here as opposed to what it’s like in the war. This stylistic choice was a great one because it provides an image in the audience's mind to why King feels the war is unjust. Next King appealed to the audience's emotions by talking about his personal experience in the ghettos. Explaining to the audiences all the violence he witnessed there creates fear in their minds. King then adds to the fear by saying that the government is the one who promotes such violence in the form of war. Appealing to the readers emotions is a really powerful element to backing his opinion on the war being unjust. Lastly, King uses the motto from the S.C.L.C. The motto simply is “to save the soul of America.” This motto was a good tool for poking at the American pride of the listeners. This also helped the listeners turn some gears in their heads and decide what is more important for America. In conclusion, King hit every nerve in the human body with his persuasive writing style. Having been able to do that his opinion on the Vietnam war being unjust became
In his speech, King was not only able to express his opinion, but was also able to back it up with intellectual evidence. He uses a range of evidence from real life happenings to ideas from established groups. All this evidence is able to come together to support his view on the Vietnam war being unjust. The first piece of evidence he uses is just by stating the obvious. He states how he doesn’t think it’s right for our country to be sending black men to fight for a freedom …show more content…
The tone throughout the whole speech screams his feelings towards the war to the audience and helps them stay intrigued. One stylistic choice King uses his word choice. King calls the situation about blacks and whites fighting together in the war ironic. By using a word like ironic King helps the audience compare the life of blacks and whites here as opposed to what it’s like in the war. This stylistic choice was a great one because it provides an image in the audience's mind to why King feels the war is unjust. Next King appealed to the audience's emotions by talking about his personal experience in the ghettos. Explaining to the audiences all the violence he witnessed there creates fear in their minds. King then adds to the fear by saying that the government is the one who promotes such violence in the form of war. Appealing to the readers emotions is a really powerful element to backing his opinion on the war being unjust. Lastly, King uses the motto from the S.C.L.C. The motto simply is “to save the soul of America.” This motto was a good tool for poking at the American pride of the listeners. This also helped the listeners turn some gears in their heads and decide what is more important for America. In conclusion, King hit every nerve in the human body with his persuasive writing style. Having been able to do that his opinion on the Vietnam war being unjust became