And that is something else at the center of the American Dream which is one of the distinguishing points, one of
the things that distinguishes it from other forms of
government, particularly totalitarian systems. It says that
each individual has certain basic rights that are neither
derived from nor conferred by the state. They are gifts
from the hands of the Almighty God. Very seldom if ever
in the history of the world has a socio-political document
expressed in such profound eloquent and unequivocal
language the dignity and the worth of human personality.
--- "The American Dream,"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1964
Which idea from this passage appeals to ethos?
the idea that his dream is different than democracy
the statement that each individual has certain
basic rights
the language of the declaration is carefully chosen
and eloquent
the suggestion that every American deserves to be
remembered