Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?

King’s sentence distinguishes between people who misunderstand him out of ill will and people who mean well but understand his cause only superficially. He says the shallow understanding of well-meaning people is more frustrating, showing why genuine, thoughtful understanding between people is necessary. The best choice is “to explain the need for mutual understanding.”

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