read the excerpt from \a latina judges voice\ by sonia sotomayor. in at least the last five years the…

read the excerpt from \a latina judges voice\ by sonia sotomayor. in at least the last five years the majority of nominated judges the senate delayed more than one year before confirming or never confirming were women or minorities. i need not remind this audience that judge paez of your home circuit, the ninth circuit, has had the dubious distinction of having had his confirmation delayed the longest in senate history. which rhetorical device does sotomayor use to show that there is a need for more equality in the judicial system? antithesis irony metonymy zeugma

read the excerpt from \a latina judges voice\ by sonia sotomayor. in at least the last five years the majority of nominated judges the senate delayed more than one year before confirming or never confirming were women or minorities. i need not remind this audience that judge paez of your home circuit, the ninth circuit, has had the dubious distinction of having had his confirmation delayed the longest in senate history. which rhetorical device does sotomayor use to show that there is a need for more equality in the judicial system? antithesis irony metonymy zeugma

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Brief Explanations:

Antithesis presents contrasting ideas. Here, the contrast between the long - delayed confirmation of women and minority judges (like Judge Paez) and the ideal of a fair and timely confirmation process highlights the need for equality in the judicial system. Irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning, which isn't evident here. Metonymy is substituting a word with another word closely associated with it. Zeugma uses a word to modify or govern two or more words when it applies properly to only one or is applied in different senses. Antithesis is the most fitting rhetorical device for showing the need for equality.

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A. antithesis