Labor union organizer and civil rights rights activist Cesar Chavez in his article about protests argues that non-violent resistance is more effective than violent protests. He develops his claim by alluding to Marin Luther King Jr and Ghandi's peaceful protests. Chavez's ___ diction emphasizes the principles of non-violence to compel readers while also juxtaposing violent and non-violent protest outcomes. Chavez's purpose was to convince the audience that non-violent resistance is the most powerful form of reform movement and to encourage the audience to change their violent actions. He establishes a factual and persuading tone for those who consider violent protest to be most effective, but shows non-violent resistors hope for change. Through …show more content…
By juxtaposing violent and peaceful protests, he shows to the reader the different outcomes and strengthens his argument. He uses metaphors and imagery to highlight the claim that peaceful and violent protest may have the same end result, but violence always comes with a price: "When victory comes through violence, it is a victory with strings attached." Chavez argues that with violence, they're still oppressed but exploited by a different oppressor. Their struggle becomes a, "mechanical thing," where there is no real change and it is destined to fail again. He argues that violent protests lead the protester to become detach and forget what they are fighting for; essentially protesters become blind to the cause and caught up in the violence. He juxtaposes this with non-violent to reveal them as an offensive tactic for the workers that holds more power and meaning. Non-violence, shown by Chavez, attracts more people to a cause and motivates people to continue their cause even after they seem to be losing. While Chavez argues violence will demoralize the workers, peaceful protests will have the opposite effect on people. Unlike violent protests, non-violent protests does not cost someone their morals or their lives. Juxtaposing non-violent and violent protests is Chavez's most powerful argument because it provides factual evidence that non-violent protests have the best