Reason: King uses words with strong connotations to persuade his audience. Evidence: "The Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.” What is the best analysis of this reason and evidence? King wants to persuade his audience that inequality has forced people to leave America and find a new society. There is still inequality between races, according to Martin Luther King Jr. King uses words like “languished” and “exile” to help his audience understand the terrible injustice inequality has created.