Ead the excerpt from Sonia Sotomayor’s opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Then write 1–2 well-constructed paragraphs that: identify the speaker, audience, and subject of the speech.
explain how the speaker, audience, and subject influence one another.
describe the speaker’s persona and explain its rhetorical purpose.
Be sure to provide evidence from the speech to support your analysis.

Read the sample student claim. if university education was made free for everyone, i would be thrilled because more people would go to college and pursue successful careers. why is this not an effective claim? check all that apply. it is a topic with two or more viewpoints. it does not contain the writer’s opinion. it is simply a personal preference or feeling. it does not present supporting evidence. it cannot be supported with logical reasons.