Week 7 Blog: MLK arguments
Outline an argument that you see in the MLK letter, filling in these points according to the Toulmin model of argumentation, discussed in Ch. 3 of your textbook: Claim (I have a right to be in Birmingham.) Reason Evidence Warrant Backing In addition, plot the rhetorical situation of the Letter from Birmingham Jail. Author/Argument/Audience? Tone? Medium? Genre? How is the argument arranged/organized?