MLK/Syllogism Extra Credit

True Syllogism:
Oppressed people yearn for freedom.
The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

This syllogism is true because it is a part of human nature to want freedom. When this manifests itself, people who are oppressed will eventually fight back, whether violently or not. Their actions will either change the mind of the oppressor, or cause an argument to ensue, but they will be heard. Once oppression manifests itself, even from thoughts into words, the oppressed is freed a little bit because they have been able to speak their mind, once their thoughts are heard, freedom will surely follow.

False Syllogism:
Oppressed people yearn for freedom.
The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.
Oppressed people are violent.

This is false because there are nonviolent ways to argue against one's oppression.

True Syllogism:
Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.
Segregation statutes distort the soul and damage the personality.
Segregation laws are unjust.

This is true because segregation goes against the principles of equality by discriminating based solely on one's color. Discrimination degrades people based on appearance and forces people apart, this mentality and practice is unjust.

False Syllogism:
Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.
Segregation statutes distort the soul and damage the personality and is unjust.
An unjust law is no law at all, so segregation is no law.

This is false because although we can all agree that segregation is a terribly unjust practice, at the time of the letter, it was in fact a law.