Question

use the passage to answer the question.
select the correct answers from the lists.
(1 point)
by using a tone, chisholm wants to convince the audience to the marriage laws
whimsical
accusatory
matter of fact
pleading
qualify
eliminate
support
rewrite
\shirley chisolm speech\
by shirley chisolm
it is obvious that discrimination exists. women do not have the opportunities that men do. and women that do not conform to the system, who try to break with the accepted patterns, are stigmatized as \odd\ and \unfeminine.\ the fact is that a woman who aspire to be chairman of the board, or a member of the house, does so for exactly the same reasons as any man. basically, these are that she thinks she can do the job and she wants to try.
a second argument often heard against the equal rights amendment is that it would eliminate legislation that many states and the federal government have enacted giving special protection to women and that it would throw the marriage and divorce laws into chaos.
as for the marriage laws, they are due for a sweeping reform, and an excellent beginning would be to wipe the existing ones off the books. regarding special protection for working women, i cannot understand why it should be needed. women need no protection that men do not need. what we need are laws to protect working people, to guarantee them fair pay, safe working conditions, protection against sickness and layoffs, and provision for dignified, comfortable retirement. men and women need these things equally. that one sex needs protection more than the other is a male supremacist myth as ridiculous and unworthy of respect as the white supremacist myths that society is trying to cure itself of at this time.

Explanation:

For the first blank: Chisholm presents her views on marriage laws and women's rights in a factual, logical way without being overly emotional or accusatory. "Matter of fact" fits as she states her points objectively. "Whimsical" is too playful, "accusatory" is too confrontational, and "pleading" is too emotional.
For the second blank: She wants to get rid of the existing marriage laws (to reform them), so "eliminate" is correct. "Qualify" means to modify, "support" is the opposite, and "rewrite" is not as accurate as she wants to remove the existing laws first.

Answer:

First blank: matter of fact
Second blank: eliminate