The Public Letter as a Rhetorical Form: Structure, Logic, and Style in King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail.".

Fulkerson, Richard P.

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Publication Date: 1979-Apr

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The Public Letter as a Rhetorical Form: Structure, Logic, and Style in King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

Fulkerson, Richard P.

Quarterly Journal of Speech, v65 n2 p121-36 Apr 1979

Discusses the effective rhetoric of Dr. King's "Letter" in terms of his use of refutative logic to address two audiences simultaneously, using one to provide a focus through which the other could be addressed. The "Letter" is adapted to both audiences on structural, logical, and stylistic levels. (JMF)

Descriptors: Audiences, Civil Rights, Essays, Letters (Correspondence), Literary Styles, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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