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I believe that even amid today's mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up.Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Prize acceptance speech, 1964Which rhetorical strategy is King using by repeating the phrase "I believe" in this passage?A.Rhetorical questions, to emphasize his pointB.Pathos, to engage the feelings of the audienceC.Ethos, to provide evidence to support his argumentD.Logos, to establish his credibility as an expertSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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I believe that even amid today's mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up.Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Prize acceptance speech, 1964Which rhetorical strategy is King using by repeating the phrase "I believe" in this passage?A.Rhetorical questions, to emphasize his pointB.Pathos, to engage the feelings of the audienceC.Ethos, to provide evidence to support his argumentD.Logos, to establish his credibility as an expertSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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Martin Luther King Jr. is using the rhetorical strategy of Anaphora in this passage. Anaphora is the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech. Here, King repeats the phrase "I believe" to emphasize his point and engage the feelings of the audience, which is a use of Pathos. So, the correct answer is B. Pathos, to engage the feelings of the audience.

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