who all said something in the favor of justice are Socrates, St. Thomas Aquinas, Martin Buber, and Paul Tillich. To condone his label as an extremist, King listed other extremists: Jesus as an extremist of love, Amos an extremist of justice, Paul an extremist of the Gospel, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, and Abraham Lincoln, all highly respected people who gave everything for what they believed in. King uses this to help his cause be seen in the light of Jesus’ mission of Christianity and Abraham Lincoln’s quest for the end of slavery. King also presents other examples of those who struggled with oppression, such as the Jewish in Hitler’s Germany, the early Christians, and subjects of Nebuchhadnezzar. The use of examples of other people helps the reader see that King is not alone in his thoughts and ideas. Eloquent and logical explanations are one of King’s strengths. In the twenty-second paragraph, King again uses logical appeal. He states that, “In your statement you asserted that our actions, even though peaceful, must be condemned because they precipitate violence. But can this assertion be logically made? Isn't this like condemning the robbed man because his possession of money precipitated the evil act of robbery?” This statement is a direct logical appeal to the readers and by using the example of a man robbed of his money places the situation on the reader’s level rather than on the level of the Birmingham situation allowing the reader an easier connection to make.King also uses moving and touching emotional appeal to make his point. In the thirteenth paragraph, King condemns the word “wait” and the sense of false hope it gave many people. In explaining why it is hard to wait he illustrates the nightmare they lived, seeing their parents lynched and siblings beaten, abused by the police, stricken with poverty, humiliated by the racial slurs, and with a wrenching heart...
