4. In his speech, King tends to clump rhetorical questions together in paragraphs. What is his purpose in this organization?
a. The paragraphs of rhetorical questions are questions the audience asked prior to
the speech. He puts them into one paragraph to answer them one by one.
b. The questions serve as a shift in the speech which is then followed by either a
piece of the thesis or a call to action.
c. Putting the questions together in one paragraph is one way to show the confusion
people have surrounding the Vietnam war.
d. Putting the questions together in a paragraph creates tension for the audience
because they know he might ask them the questions personally and they should
prepare to answer him.