What is parallelism? a rhetorical device which involves repeating a grammatical structure

How did Dr. King define just laws? laws made by a majority which apply to everyone, and laws that respect human dignity

How does King view time? a neutral force which must be used in order to create change

Why did King get arrested? for violating a moratorium on demonstrations

What did King think about being told to wait for his rights to be granted? 

They've waited almost 400 years for rights, and no rights have been gained without demanding them

Retaliate means: make an attack in return for a similar attack

By the time of writing this letter, Dr. King's commitment to nonviolence was beginning to decrease. 

False

What did the white clergymen think of Dr. King's demonstrations? that King is an outsider and that the protests are untimely and unwise

Complacency means a feeling of comfort in oneself causing one to not be away of their surroundings

Which of the following is a technique Dr. King used to try to convince the clergymen?

relating to them as fellow men of faith to establish credibility

Dr. King felt that at certain times, violence was acceptable to defend oneself from the police in protests.

False

King defined unjust laws as: Laws which come from a nondemocratic process and go against moral law

Cognizant means: having knowledge or awareness

Pathos is appealing to emotion

Ethos is establishing credibility or authority with your audience

For whom was the letter Dr. King wrote from his jail cell? eight white clergymen

What was King's complaint about the "white moderate? it hurts more to be somewhat accepted but not fully supported than to be outright rejected

Logos is: appealing to logic

Moratorium means a temporary prohibition

Provocation means: something which causes someone to act

Precipitate means cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely

Manifest means to show or display something, or something being obvious and apparent

How did King Justify his presence in Birmingham? organizational ties, he was invited, and is a U.S. citizen and therefore affected by that which happens in the U.S.

Mores means: customs and traditions of a society