Question

Read the excerpt from "A Latina Judge’s Voice” by Sonia Sotomayor.

There is always a danger embedded in relative morality, but since judging is a series of choices that we must make, that I am forced to make, I hope that I can make them by informing myself on the questions I must not avoid asking and continuously pondering. We, I mean all of us in this room, must continue individually and in voices united in organizations that have supported this conference, to think about these questions and to figure out how we go about creating the opportunity for there to be more women and people of color on the bench so we can finally have statistically significant numbers to measure the differences we will and are making.

What is the goal of the rhetorical appeal in this excerpt?

to pose a series of questions to the reader
to provide a call to action for the reader
to address a counterpoint to the speaker’s argument
to give evidence that supports the speaker’s argument

Answer 1

to provide a call to action for the reader

Sotomayor urges the audience to continue thinking, organizing, and creating opportunities for more women and people of color on the bench, which is a direct appeal for action.