Excerpt from Sonia Sotomayor Speech: "A Latina Judge's Voice":
"I became Latina by the way I love and the way I live my life. My family showed me by their example how wonderful and vibrant life is and how wonderful and magical it is to have a Latina soul."
In this passage, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor uses pathos. Why is this passage an example of pathos?
Choose the BEST answer.
4 POINTS
A
This is pathos because the speaker is using her credibility as a Latina to explain why she was close to her family. Words like, "love," "vibrant," and "wonderful" show she was close to her family.
B
This is pathos because the speaker is using her passion to make her argument. This line was spoken with more force, energy, and enthusiasm than other lines when she originally gave the speech.
C
This is pathos because the speaker is making a logical argument about her identity. While the words, "love," "vibrant," and "wonderful" are used, at this part of the speech, her argument is primarily rational.
D
This is pathos because the speaker is explaining her identity in an emotional, rather than logical or scientific way. Words like, love," "vibrant," and "wonderful" are words primarily about emotions.