English essay

Having read “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” by Martin Luther King, write an essay in which you  discuss what his major claim is and what are his key  facts, warrants, backing. Also describe the major qualifiers he introduces against his own argument and how he rebuts them. In the course of his letter, do you think that he has understood and summarized his opponent’s point of view and found common ground while pushing forward his own argument, as a Rogerian would? Explain.  Does King’s method of arguing strengthen or weaken his case, explain?  Optional: Discuss ethos, pathos, logos in the context of King’s argument.  Would King agree or disagree with Mark twain’s “Corn-Pone argument?

Length requirement: 5 pages minimum; typed; 12 point font, double-spaced.