The "Letter from Birmingham Jail" written by Dr. is the most outstanding example of argument I have ever read or heard. What is the most shocking about the letter are the conditions Dr. King was under when he wrote the letter. He wrote portions of the letter in the margins of a newspaper and on scraps of paper until his attorney was allowed to supply him with paper. I assume that King did not have the luxury of referring to any books because King was not even allowed paper. The fact that King was able to put together a letter that structured and well thought-out under the circumstances he was in completely astonishes me. The "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is the most logical and thorough counter of someone else's argument I have ever experienced.
I was a little uncertain how good the letter would be prior to reading it. The main reason would be I am always a bit skeptical when something is considered a masterpiece by others because I am more than not disappointed after viewing the material. After reading the letter, I really could not find anything I disagreed with or a logical error. That is really rare for me because I almost always find a fault in my favorite books, movies, songs, and video games. I really enjoyed how Dr. King combated the claim that the nonviolent actions taken by Negroes precipitate violence. King compared it to a robbery where the robbed is the criminal because his or her possession of money precipitated the crime. He ends the response in the letter by saying, "Society must protect the robbed and punish the robber." I found that clever and comical at the same time. Just when you think King reinforced his statements just about as well as a person could do, he backs them up even more for a few more paragraphs with material just as good as his earlier reasons. Considering that a good percentage of his audience is religious, Dr. King used many historical religious events to counter his contractors.