Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Relegate
(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States
What year was the letter written?
1963
Where was Martin Luther king Jr. at when he wrote his letter?
A prison cell in Birmingham
Allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Pathos
Appeal to emotion
Logos
Appeal to logic
Who did MLK address in his letter?
Eight clergy members.
What are all men created to be according to Lincoln?
Equally.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Leader of the civil rights movement
What was the Gettysburg Address about?
Lincolns speech honoring the thousands of dead at this battlefield a new birth of our nation, a new birth of freedom. We need to keep fighting and win the war in order to honor dead.
If they didn't continue to fight for freedom, what would the death of all the soldiers who fought in the civil war mean?
Nothing, in the sense that their work was for naught.
What appeal did mr. king use most in his letter?
Pathos
According to mr. king, what is a threat to justice everywhere?
Prejustice
What is the main metaphor in the Gettysburg Address?
The "birthing" of a nation.
What do we hold to be self-evident?
Things that explain themselves, like a situation with a clear resolution and cause.
Integrate
To bring together and make whole
What is the historical context of the Gettysburg Address?
To end the civil war in the sense that we should be brought together by our humanness.
Amphora
a tall ancient Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck.
Hallowed
greatly respected; holy; sacred
Complacency
self-satisfaction; smugness
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Rhetoric
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
Ethos
the credibility of the speaker
segregate
to separate
Advocate
to speak in favor of
