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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 find 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 fear that too many well - meaning individuals have lost sight of the simple and profound elegance of the proposition, and 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 extends his opinion about the lack of equal rights for women to other areas of life
deconcini downplays the significance of a serious issue for women
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 paragraphs about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The subfield of Social Science, specifically related to analyzing persuasive and argumentative structures (which can fall under areas like Political Science or Rhetoric, but here the focus is on evaluating arguments), is relevant. For Paragraph 6: The text says "I fear that too many well - meaning individuals have lost sight of the simple and profound elegance of the proposition... we all are equal. That is all there is to it." This is a Logical Fallacy (specifically, oversimplifying the issue of equal rights by reducing it to a mere statement of equality without addressing the complexities, like the existing inequalities mentioned in other paragraphs). The evaluation would be that this fallacy weakens the argument as it ignores the real - world obstacles to equality (like wage gaps, unequal treatment in laws) that are discussed elsewhere, making the argument seem naive and not addressing the actual challenges to achieving equal rights. For Paragraph 9: The text lists laws like "title VII of the Civil Rights Act, title IX of the educational amendments, the Equal Pay Act, the Equal Opportunity Act" and states that women still face inequality. This is using Relevant Evidence (the listing of existing laws meant to bring equality) to show that despite these laws, equality hasn't been achieved, strengthening the argument for the need of the ERA by highlighting that current legal measures are insufficient.

Answer:

Paragraph 6

• Argumentative Technique: Logical Fallacy
• Evaluation of Argumentative Technique: This technique weakens the argument. By oversimplifying the concept of equal rights to a mere statement of "we all are equal" and ignoring the real - world inequalities and challenges (like wage gaps, unequal treatment in divorce, property laws etc. mentioned in other parts of the text), it makes the argument seem out of touch with the actual situation and less persuasive as it doesn't address the complexities of achieving equal rights.

Paragraph 9

• Argumentative Technique: Relevant Evidence
• Evaluation of Argumentative Technique: This technique strengthens the argument. By citing existing laws (Civil Rights Act, educational amendments, Equal Pay Act, Equal Opportunity Act) that were designed to bring equality to women and then stating that women still haven't achieved equality, it provides concrete evidence that current legal measures are insufficient. This supports the need for the ERA by showing that more action (in the form of the ERA) is required to achieve true equality for women.