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90 Unit 2 ■ Appealing to an Audience

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I Will Not Be the Last

Kamala Harris

THE TEXT IN CONTEXT
In November 2020, Kamala Harris (b. 1964) was
elected the first female vice president of the United
States. The daughter of immigrant parents, Harris is
of South Asian and African American descent. After
earning an undergraduate degree from Howard Uni-
versity and completing law school at the University Alex Wong/Getty Images
of California, she began a career in politics at the
Alameda County (CA) district attorney’s office. She
served as district attorney for San Francisco before being elected in 2010 as California’s
first female, first African American, and first South Asian American attorney general. In
2016, she was elected to the U.S. Senate. The following remarks were delivered on
November 7, 2020, as part of her victory speech for vice president.

AP ® SKILLS RHETORICAL SITUATION
PRACTICE Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals

As you read the following speech, use the graphic organizer to note the types of
appeals Kamala Harris employs to engage her audience.
Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals
Examples and Their
Appeal Common Techniques Rhetorical Effect
Pathos — Appeal Allusions
to Emotion Anecdote
Connotations
Examples
Figurative language
Imagery
Repetition
Sensory details
Logos — Appeal Allusions
to Logic Analogies
Anecdote

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