Question

read the excerpt from \a latina judges 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 speakers argument to give evidence that supports the speakers argument

Explanation:

The speaker first acknowledges the danger in relative morality but then emphasizes the need for action. The text calls on the audience (both individually and through organizations) to think about questions and figure out how to create opportunities for more women and people of color on the bench. This is a call to action rather than just posing questions (no series of questions are posed in a rhetorical - question - only sense here), addressing a counterpoint (there's no indication of a counter - argument being addressed in the sense of refuting it), or just giving evidence (it's more than just presenting facts; it's urging action).

Answer:

to provide a call to action for the reader