Martin Luther King, Jr. is addressing all Americans. In his letter, he is addressing his beliefs and struggles he is facing. Back then, change wasn’t spoken of. It didn’t matter what the person’s race, skin color, religion, etc was… peers weren’t going to change. The tone of this letter was very informative coming across as an upset man. I think Martin Luther King, Jr.’s letter was very effective. Nowadays, racism is rarely seen and different racial groups are interacting together. Color isn’t the main key to friendships, jobs, etc; it’s a person’s personality and aspects towards life. Throughout his letter, King uses several logical fallacies as well as ethos, pathos and logos among his arguments. Begging the question was used when King was trying to get the message out that just because some are colored, doesn’t mean they aren’t capable of being as good as whites. Blacks should have equal rights as do whites. The color of one’s skin should reflect one’s freedom. Either-or fallacies were used when King was expressing that changes be made now or our peers will stay the same.
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