Read the excerpt from dr. martin luther king’s “letter from birmingham “

if i sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and i would have no time for constructive work.

what is the authors purpose for including this sentence?

to emphasize the productivity of his daily routine

to undermine the significance of his critics letter

to establish the impressive credentials of his staff

to explain the nature of his profession

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements.it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom.oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs.it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable