Question

I'll GIVE BRAINLIEST TO WHOEVER ANSWERS FIRST WITH THE RIGHT ANSWER ANY COMMONLIT EXPERTS HELP(I HAVE 5 min left pls hurry). CommonLit Poem:"RFK’S SPEECH FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF MLK"
5. How does Kennedy use rhetoric to advance his purpose? Cite evidence from the text
in your answer. (EXPLAIN IN A PARAGRAPH.)

Answer 1

Answer:

by using the rhetoric device of pathos.

Explanation:

In "RKF's Speech Following The Death of MLK", the speaker(Kennedy) advances his purpose of the speech by using the rhetorical device of pathos. In his speech, Kennedy reminds the people especially the black-American community that he is equally devastated and hurt by the death of Martin Luther King.

By using lines like "I can only say that I feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling.", Kennedy aims to relate what the majority of the Americans was going through.

However, with the use of emotional appeal, he tries to resonate and appeal the people not to fight against one another by mentioning that how Martin Luther King would never wanted violence and hatred. With the line "Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence," Kennedy instead requests the citizens to understand one another overcome all injustices and hurt with love and compassion.