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we should never forget that everything adolf hitler did in germany was \legal\ and everything the hungarian freedom fighters did in hungary was \illegal.\ it was \illegal\ to aid and comfort a jew in hitler’s germany. even so, i am sure that, had i lived in germany at the time, i would have aided and comforted my jewish brothers.
—\letter from birmingham jail,\
martin luther king jr.
how effective do you find king’s allusio
very effective
effective
ineffective
very ineffective
King's allusion to Hitler's Germany and Hungarian freedom fighters is very effective. By contrasting legal (but immoral) actions under Hitler with illegal (but moral) actions of Hungarian fighters and his own hypothetical moral choice, he powerfully illustrates the distinction between legal and moral right, making his argument for civil disobedience in the face of unjust laws compelling. This allusion connects to widely recognized historical moral struggles, evoking strong emotional and ethical responses to emphasize his point about just and unjust laws.
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very effective