"My Wood" by E.M Forrester and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr.

Both "My wood" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" use persuasion in their arguments; however, they both use another form of argumentation. Through their different forms, they convey influential opinions that open up the reader's mind. Although both essays are well constructed, they are not of equal persuasiveness. In their essays, King and Forrester successfully use different forms of logic. In "My Wood" Forrester uses the form of narration to give the reader a glance into …

…written. Although Forrester's is well written, it is questionable because not all his readers can relate to his occurrences with his land nor relate to the biblical references. Concluding that, the piece with the less weighty fallacies between the two would have to be the Birmingham Jail letter. Aside from its popularity, King carefully crafted his argument. No one can argue against his personal experiences and the horrific conditions surrounding him and fellow African Americans.