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Malcom X Vs. Martin Luther King

 

Following the word "revolution," X gives a definition of it, "Revolution are based upon bloodshed"(Malcolm 235). By repeating the word "revolution" and following it with a definition, the crowds of white liberals begin to think it will really happen. Malcolm X continues to say that, "Revolution is never based on begging somebody for an integrated cup of coffee"(Malcolm 235). What Malcolm X means by this is that violence is the only way that the African-Americans and other minorities will gain their human rights. He continues by saying that, "Revolutions are based on bloodshed"(Malcolm 235). Here, Malcolm X is saying that "bloodshed" is what to expect during an up-coming revolution. Malcolm X also uses repetition in another way when he keeps on referring to the "22 million African-Americans, blacks, brown, red, and yellow people"(Malcolm 232). Malcolm!.
             X is implying that the white community treats all of these races as minorities, but if you put all of the minorities together, the whites turn into the minority. All throughout his speech, Malcolm X continuously talks about a bloody revolution that is to take place in America, which sticks to the minds of his listeners.
             Malcolm X also uses an appeal to emotions, in this case, fear to scare the truth into the crowd. By saying that a "revolution" is coming and that the white people can not do anything to stop it, instills fear in the crowd. Also by saying, "Revolutions are based upon bloodshed" X predicts that many people will die during this revolution. Through the whole speech, Malcolm X uses fear with a twist of logic to keep the crowd's attention and to get them to acknowledge their faults, so that they avoid the "revolution".
             In Malcolm X's also uses logical fallacies as his evidence and his reasoning. One of the fallacies in his speech is a hasty generalization. This fallacy is defined as a "conclusion based on too little, faulty, or misunderstood evidence" (Alred 345).


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