What is one of the questions you should ask when evaluating an argument? What evidence does the author use to support his or her reasons?
Do I understand the author's purpose and his or her intended audience?
Are the reasons given for accepting the claim valid--do they make sense logically?
Are all the parts of the argument included in the argument?

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "letter from birmingham jail"? just as the prophets of the eighth century b. c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. allusion symbolism imagery metaphor