After reading the following prompt, identify the claim that has effectively restated the prompt, included an opinion, a definite
position, and three items to be discussed. "Patrick Henry and Dr. Martin Luther King both used persuasive rhetoric that was appropriate and successful with their respective audiences. Considering today's political and social climate, which author's style would be most successful in persuading our society to make a drastic change to our beliefs, laws, or ethics? Write a 5 paragraph essay explaining at least three types of persuasive rhetoric used by the author of your choice, giving examples from the text, and how these types of rhetoric would affect today's general audience.
A. Dr. Martin Luther King's style would be better because he uses rhetoric like appeal to emotion, appeal to logic, and the "I am one of you technique".
B. Dr. Martin Luther King's style would be a better fit for people today because he uses things like appeal to emotion, appeal to logic, and the "I am one of you" technique.
C. Dr. Martin Luther King's style would be better because he uses the appeal to emotion and the appeal to logic techniques which are really effective on people today.
D. Dr. Martin Luther King and Patrick Henry used persuasive rhetoric that was appropriate and successful with their respective audiences. However Dr. King's rhetorical style would be more effective when persuading modern audiences to make a drastic change to their beliefs, laws, or ethics because he uses appeal to emotion, appeal to logic, and the "I am one of you" technique.
