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102 Unit 2 ■ Appealing to an Audience

AP ® SKILLS REASONING AND ORGANIZATION
PRACTICE Analyzing Organization
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As you read her argument, identify the reasons Namgyal uses to persuade her
audience. Then consider whether she uses inductive or deductive organization to
engage her audience and call them to action. Why do you think she chose this logic?
Analyzing Organization
Audience
Claim
Line of Reasoning
Organization and Rationale

Why Diversity Is Necessary for Democracy

New Members of Congress More Than Just Race
n January 3rd, 2019, the newest members Although racial diversity is extremely impor-
O of the House and Senate were sworn in. tant, the incoming congressmen and women
This incoming class is reported to be the most are also diverse in several other ways. For
diverse in history — in both race and gender. instance, they all come from a variety of
Forty of the politicians are women, and sixty backgrounds, some even from ones that have
are men, which is the smallest gender dispar- nothing to do with politics. There are teachers
ity in American history. Additionally, there are and doctors, professional athletes, and veter-
at least twenty-five members of the House ans. They have a multitude of life experiences,
who are people of color. For the first time, two which will aid them greatly during their term,
Native American women, Sharice Davids and as they have held occupations similar to that
Debra Haaland, were elected to Congress, with of many Americans. Citizens will be able to
Davids also being the first openly LGBT per- relate to politicians more, lowering levels of
son elected to represent the state of Kansas. distrust. Moreover, because these government
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are the first two officials all have different experiences, they
Muslim American women to be elected, and will have varying perspectives on legislation
Omar is both the first congresswoman to wear and such, and may be able to point out any
a headscarf and the first woman of color to be possible flaws in the number of bills that are
elected to represent Minnesota. Even though proposed.
the American government has more women in
it than ever before, and has made large strides The Importance of Representation
towards equality, there is still a long way to go Representation is an issue that was fought
in terms of diversity. In order for this country for even before this country was founded,
to be fairer, politicians need to be from all and is one that is still fought for this very
backgrounds and ethnicities. day. To truly make America great, politicians

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