p.a.s.s.

1. He does  this to give the reader a visual as to where he is. He defines his audience so that it is clear as to who he is writing to.
2.He says men of genuine good will so that they know why he decided to write back to their criticism. It is ironic in a sense of the two contradicting descriptions, but not because even if a person does something others believe isn't the best decision, they could be they did it for a good reason
3.What suggests this is the fact that he goes off into other topics, and explaining why he does what he does, not just for this event.
4.His thesis is at the end of the first paragraph, and it is stated

1.He does this in the first paragraph
2.In my opinion, it is throughout the entire letter
3.He uses the word but in many of his transitions, before, and I hope, moreover
4.He uses these other religions to strengthen his argument of oppression, and overcoming that oppression
5.He uses this  strategy to show how some of the great philosophers has influenced his practice of nonviolent protest and his way of thinking.
6."You may well ask, " Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches, and so forth," this leads into his argument of his practices. The 14th paragraph is deductive because it concludes the inductive part that i stated.
7. He does this by reminding them that they are all christian, and that he hopes in the future things could be better. He does accomplish this.