MLK rhetoric quiz

emotional appeal

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Logical appeal

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

building credibility

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

1. “Every day I meet young people whose disappointment with the church has turned into outright disgust.” 

3. “Perhaps I have once again been too optimistic.”

• Ethos (credibility)

• Logos (logic)

• Pathos (emotional)

Answer explanation

Establishing credibility

“So the question is not whether we will be extremist, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate, or will we be extremists for love?”

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'pathos' because the quote appeals to emotions, which is the definition of pathos in rhetoric.

“I have been disappointed with the white church and its leadership. Of course, there are some notable exceptions. I am not unmindful of the fact that each of you has taken some significant stands on this issue.”

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

1. "But be assured that my tears have been tears of love. There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. Yes, I love the church. How could I do otherwise?"

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

1. "Was not Jesus an extremist for love: 'Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

1. “If his repressed emotions are not released in nonviolent ways, they will seek expression through violence; this is not a threat but a fact of history.”

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

1. MLK builds credibility by explaining he has daily hands-on experience with the church

• ethos

• logos

• pathos