Comparing Argument Techniques in Two Speeches

Question 6 • Mad 2017 Phy Sci B -33 SS

What evidence does Wallace use to support his claim that Alabama has the right to continue policies of racial segregation?

Answer

He refers to the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, which declared the segregation of schools for Black and White students was unconstitutional.

He uses the Jim Crow laws, which established racial segregation of schools, restaurants, bathrooms, water fountains, and other public places.

He refers to the freedom to continue racial segregation based on the states’ rights in the US Constitution.

He quotes Rudyard Kipling, who said the Southland has the greatest fighting breed of man in all the world.

Explanation

Wallace argues that decisions about racial segregation belong to the states, not the federal government. He appeals to states’ rights under the U.S. Constitution to defend Alabama’s authority to continue segregation. Brown v. Board of Education, in contrast, ruled school segregation unconstitutional, so it does not support his claim.

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