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3 it is not really dead. on july 14, 1982, the amendment was reintroduced in congress, using the form devised in 1972. the amendment was referred to the house and senate judiciary committees, but no further action was taken. 4 this year, the era was reintroduced in the senate on january 26 as senate joint resolution 10, with 56 cosponsors. it was reintroduced in the house on january 3 as house joint resolution 1, with 239 cosponsors. 5 a constitutional amendment which guarantees equal rights under the law to all persons regardless of sex is long overdue. i personally feel it difficult to understand the controversy that has swirled around this issue. it is a simple matter in a society of laws, which the united states is, all citizens must have equal standing. anything less is simply unacceptable. 6 i hear that too many well-meaning individuals have lost sight of the simple and profound elegance of the proposition: have gone looking for demons and dragons. there are none. the equal rights amendment is what it says—nothing more, nothing less. we all are equal. that is all there is to it. 7 no one would disagree with the notion that the united states has long been moving toward equality of rights without the era. indeed, great strides have been made. the reason for this is that the entire society is suffused with the concept of equality. 8 but having said that, we must also acknowledge that there are still great obstacles to overcome. working women still lack in wage equality with their male counterparts. divorce, property, and retirement laws still undervalue the worth of a woman’s work and services. thousands of federal, state, and local statutes treat citizens differently depending on their sex. 9 women comprise the vast majority of the poor, and head over one - half of america’s impoverished families. despite title vii of the civil rights act, title ix of the educational amendments, the equal pay act, the equal opportunity act, and numerous other statutes designed to bring equality to women, women still have not been brought into the mainstream as equals. 10 the time has come to make clear in the governing document of this nation, the constitution, that women have earned and deserve equal treatment under the law. the time to act is now. an overwhelming number of americans—75 percent—support equal rights for women under the law. today’s hearing is the first step in a long path toward passage. 11 we must renew the fight for the era. it is the right fight and we must see it through to its conclusion. move the argumentative technique used in each paragraph into the first column of the chart. then move the statement that evaluates how that argumentative technique strengthens the argument into the second column. paragraph 6 argumentative technique evaluation of argumentative technique paragraph 9 argumentative technique evaluation of argumentative technique argumentative techniques logical fallacy anecdote deconcini provides a rationale for why the amendment is necessary. deconcini downplays the significance of a serious issue for women. deconcini extends his opinion about the lack of equal rights for women to other areas of life. deconcini expresses his beliefs that existing resistance to the amendment is unfounded. counterclaim and rebuttal relevant evidence

Explanation:

The problem involves analyzing argumentative techniques in a text about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and matching them with evaluations. The subfield of Social Science, specifically related to analyzing persuasive communication and argumentation (which can fall under Media and Communication or related areas in Social Science), is relevant. We need to identify the argumentative technique in each paragraph and its evaluation. For example, in paragraph 6, the technique might be a logical statement about the ERA's simplicity, and the evaluation would relate to how it strengthens the argument. In paragraph 9, discussing laws and women's rights, the technique could be providing evidence (relevant laws) and the evaluation about its significance.

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each paragraph:

Paragraph 6:

• Argumentative Technique: The statement "I hear that too many well - meaning individuals have lost sight of the simple and profound elegance of the proposition. The equal rights amendment is what it says—nothing more, and nothing less. We all are equal. That is all there is to it." is a direct assertion of the simplicity and essence of the ERA, which can be seen as a form of logical clarification.
• Evaluation of Argumentative Technique: By stating the ERA's simplicity, it makes the argument more accessible and emphasizes the core idea of equality, strengthening the argument by reducing complexity.

Paragraph 9:

• Argumentative Technique: Mentioning laws like "Title IX of the educational amendments, the Equal Pay Act, the Equal Opportunity Act, and numerous other statutes" is providing relevant evidence (legal statutes) to support the claim about women's rights progress and remaining issues.
• Evaluation of Argumentative Technique: Using legal evidence lends credibility to the argument about the state of women's rights, showing both progress (existing laws) and the need for the ERA (gaps still exist), thus strengthening the argument for the ERA's necessity.

(Note: The exact matching would depend on the specific options in the chart, but this is the general analysis of argumentative techniques and their evaluations in the given paragraphs related to the ERA argument.)