For others, their experiences limit their ability to understand the experiences of others. Others simply do not care. Hence, one
must accept the proposition that a difference there will be by the presence of women and people of color on the bench. Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see. My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage. –“A Latina Judge’s Voice,”
Sonia Sotomayor
How does the author use pathos to support her purpose?
The author appeals to the audience’s values by saying, “Others simply do not care.”
The author appeals to the audience’s emotions by saying, “my Latina heritage.”
The author appeals to the audience’s values by saying, “Personal experiences affect the facts.”
The author appeals to the audience’s emotions by saying, “That difference will be in my judging.”
The correct answer is A. The author appeals to the audience's values by saying, "Others simply do not care."
Explanation
Pathos is a rhetorical device used as a means of argument to make sense of the purpose of a speech through values and emotions. According to the above, in the text presented the author makes use of Pathos by using the sentence "Others simply do not care" seeking to move the feelings of the audience to support her proposal "Hence, one must accept the proposition that a difference there will be by the presence of women and people of color on the bench". So, the correct respect is A.
It is true that in Shakespeare's scene, he means to sound like a real dialogue for he wants to show his play to the audiences with a feeling of it being real. This will help his audiences to feel emotions and to capture their hearts and attention in showing the play that he makes. He tries to make real dialogue for the the audiences to enjoy his play and to reach out for them.
