Read the statement below from paragraph 10 of “Letter from a Birmingham Jail" and answer the question.

Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue rather than dialogue.

What is most likely the reason King concludes the paragraph with this statement?

a) Beginning with an open-ended question, King now cleverly compares his analysis concerning communication styles to support his conclusion that his homeland is now prepared to live in freedom

b) King chooses to make an emotional appeal to his fellow southerners that uses dramatic terms to highlight the contrasted effect of unreasonable communication among its citizens

c) Using an unsentimental appeal to reason, King presents his perspective on the changes required of southern parishioners so that civil discourse can hopefully be achieved.

d) King illuminates the contradictions in attempts at advancement in communication that have been met with

The reason that King concludes the paragraph with the given statement is that he chooses to make an emotional appeal to his fellow southerners that uses dramatic terms to highlight the contrasted effect of unreasonable communication among its citizens.

What is the theme of “Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

Justice vs injustice is a recurring theme in King's text.

King's statement that "Too long has out beloved southland been bogged down in the tragic attempt to live in monologue rather than dialogue." displays pathos in his letter. King's statement that we should live in a nation of dialogue rather than monologue and his mention of his beloved Southland lend this quotation emotion.

King is saying that the white voice has long been the dominant voice in the American South. There hasn't been any discussion with the black voice or the voices of progress.

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