Through the Speech that Robert F. Kennedy made on the death of Martin Luther King who is a great man in the history of America, one realizes that Kennedy, while addressing a gathering, spoke very highly of him. Through his speech, it is evident that he embraces logos, ethos, logos and pathos. Ethos is in use in this speech when Robert F Kennedy talks very highly of Martin Luther King and what he stood for in the American fight against racial discrimination. He talks of Martin Luther King as a man who dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings.
Kennedy uses pathos by reminding the people that which was very important for the United States at that time in history. He made an effort to draw the people from the supposed negative reaction that they might automatically show after hearing the sad news and so he embraced the policies and ideologies that Marin Luther stood for, that is love for one another. He told the gathering that what they needed was not division, hatred, violence and lawlessness but rather love, wisdom and compassion for one another. This definitely addressed the issue of racial discrimination by agitating the people not to hate each other on racial lines.
In the speech, it is evident that Kennedy embraces logos. This is seen when he tells the gathering to walk in the shoes of Martin Luther and in the fight against discrimination. He says that people should make wise judgments before engaging in any act of violence. That people should really understand and comprehend and also replace violence and the stain of bloodshed that had been seen across America. This should be coupled with love and compassion for one another regardless of their racial affiliations. The gathering is therefore left to think and see the logic behind discarding discrimination and arrive at the fruits that they will achieve if that vice was to be stopped.
Work Cited
Historyplace.com. Great Speeches Collection: Robert F. Kennedy on the Death of Martin Luther King. Web, Retrieved on 22, November 2013. http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/rfk mlk.htm
