Civil Rights - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rhetoric—which embraces both written composition and public speaking—is not some hired gun, some way to persuade no matter what. It’s a practice—both systematic and artful—that asks us to consider questions of value, of right or wrong, guilt or innocence, knowing or ignorance. Good writing and speaking prompt us to consider these questions through ethical and sincere self-awareness, not only of our own views, but also of the views of those with whom we might disagree, even if we disagree strongly. Good rhetoric lives in the civic bedrock of democracy and social discourse, in the foundations of any organization or society that wants to hear the views of all of its members in order to decide how to act.
Written for
- Institution
- Harvard University
- Course
- Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public
Document information
- Uploaded on
- February 24, 2022
- Number of pages
- 6
- Written in
- 2021/2022
- Type
- Class notes
- Professor(s)
- James engell
- Contains
- All classes
Subjects
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rhetoric
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civil rights
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public speaking