A well-known speaker is Martin Luther King, Jr. Everyone in America knows about his famous speech, “I Have a Dream” that changed our country. This speaker’s strongest characteristics were his ability to impact the incredibly large audience immediately, his loud & clear voice and gestures, and how he addressed the community’s issues at hand. Martin Luther King, Jr. used all three characteristics of credibility, attractiveness, and power. During his speech, he showed his credibility by being an activist and using sources such as talking about America’s constitution. His attractiveness was shown in his speech by wearing a professional suit, which added to his credibility and made the audience have trust in him. He looked very clean cut and put together. King used his power as a speaker by having that massive audience captivated by his speech. He used ethos in all areas perfectly, because the audience impression of his character was obviously a positive one due to his references to our Constitution and living the American dream, which all Americans are proud of and can relate to.
I agree with you that Martin Luther King jr. did posses all of those characteristics credibility, attractiveness, and power. I would also like to add that his credibility was also enforced by his ability to "practice what he preached". When he called for no violence he never lifted a fist. I agree that his attractiveness did come with him being professional appearance this is very important when influencing an audience. If he was casual then his message would not have been as powerful. Yes I agree with you that his power came with his ability to give a great speech. A message can be lost if a speaker cannot give the message justice.
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