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MLK's Usage of Pathos

By Ellen Anderson

What is Pathos?

"I Have a Dream" by MLK

Pathos is a rhetorical device that appeals to emotion to evoke feeling in an audience. Pathos is used to make a listener feel something.

Overview of MLK's "I Have a Dream"

MLK delivered his speech on August 28, 1963 during a civil rights movement. The speech discusses the challenges African American's have faced in America, and what the hope for the future is.

"I Have a Dream" Overview

Pathos in "I Have a Dream" Speech

How Pathos is Used?

Pathos is used in "I Have a Dream" when talking about the difficulties African Americans have faced in a white mans world. MLK states, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." This line contains pathos because MLK is talking about his young children being judged despite them being good people. They are being judged based off the color of their skin, which is something they cannot control.

Conclusion

Conclusion

The usage of pathos is very effective in MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. The words he uses in the speech evoke emotion, and allows the audience to sympathize with the cause.

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