Martin Luther King
...ernal law and natural law.” And he talks about how the laws are passed by people that were put into office by voters and many Negroes were not allowed to vote. King appeals to the character side of the issue through stating that the civil disobedience that he is showing to these laws is no different from the disobedience that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego showed by not bowing to the idol of Nebuchadnezzar. That also appeals to credibility being that the characters are from the bible which sets the standards for most moral code and that the clergy would know well. Another character appeal he plays off of is Adolf Hitler. He uses him as an example that everything he did was legal in Germany because he set the laws. Hitler also appeals to the emotional side. Being that the clergy know what Hitler did in the Holocaust to the Jews was wrong and against the will of God.God and Jesus Christ are more character appeals shown through out the letter being that God is the creator of the world and we should do what he wills and Jesus Christ because he is our savior. God is also a example of appealing to authority. He also quotes Abraham Lincoln which appeals to authority. He states that he was once disappointed at being called an extremist. Now me quite likes it being that Jesus was an extremist. He asks them, “Was not Jesus an extremist for love.” He makes several other referenc...