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 his life and perspective as a human being. This supports his argument because he personally owns land and he testifies to the effects it has on one's self. He uses deductive reasoning because he begins his essay by telling the reader about himself, then to generalizing the human race as a whole. …
