Martin Luther King Speech

Introduction......................................................................................................................................1

Historical Context.........................................................................................................................1-2

Rhetorical Situation......................................................................................................................2-3

Exigence...........................................................................................................................................3

Speaker.........................................................................................................................................3-4

Goal/Purpose....................................................................................................................................4

Audience...........................................................................................................................................5

Rhetorical Problem.......................................................................................................................5-6

Rhetorical Strategies.....................................................................................................................6-8

Evaluation........................................................................................................................................8

Critical Analysis—Assignment #1: Martin Luther King- “I Have a Dream”

Introduction

“I have a dream” by Martin Luther King was a speech that addressed rising issues throughout the Civil Right Movement in America from the 1950’s to the late 1960’s. This speech had potential to help change the way society was functioning as far as segregation and rights for African Americans across the United States; and it succeeded with flying colors. Within this paper, historical context, rhetorical situation, exigence, the speaker,...