The excerpt is from “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry” which is about reaching to a conclusion of the writer. The writer tried to convince reader by using an appeal which is based on her character. We know that there are many kinds rhetoric appeal to convince the reader on any decision.
On this excerpt,author used appeal based on her character.Author said that she was the part of Chicano movement and which created a new literature in the country. So, here she described her character to appeal the audience for convincing them.