In an attempt to establish exigence, she frames herself as a former senator, former attorney, and a grandmother. Though it is clear that Clinton is a complex, multifaceted person, her ever-changing roles make it difficult to fully connect with what she is saying. Furthermore, she only briefly uses these statuses to prove. She switches to her role as a grandmother in order to appear more human, more approachable, more relatable to her audience. She states, “Not only as a mother and a grandmother but as a citizen, a human being, my heart breaks for these young men and their families.” By stating this, Clinton creates a mixture of exigence and pathos, albeit for a only a short amount of time. Because her grandmother role is only glossed over, her exigent endeavor falls
In an attempt to establish exigence, she frames herself as a former senator, former attorney, and a grandmother. Though it is clear that Clinton is a complex, multifaceted person, her ever-changing roles make it difficult to fully connect with what she is saying. Furthermore, she only briefly uses these statuses to prove. She switches to her role as a grandmother in order to appear more human, more approachable, more relatable to her audience. She states, “Not only as a mother and a grandmother but as a citizen, a human being, my heart breaks for these young men and their families.” By stating this, Clinton creates a mixture of exigence and pathos, albeit for a only a short amount of time. Because her grandmother role is only glossed over, her exigent endeavor falls