Apollonnia Akabay
Thad Botham
PHI 103
April 6th, 2016
CR WEEK 13
Extraction (Group 2):
1) There is political and philosophical significance to sexual freedom. (basic)
2) American fails to extend full justice to its gay and lesbian citizens, as evidence by the
persistence of homophobic violence and vitriol. (basic)
2.5) If there is political and philosophical significance to sexual freedom and America fails
to extend full justice to its gay and lesbian citizens, through evidence of homophobic
violence and vitriol, then homosexual Americans are not treated as equal to their
heterosexual counterparts.
3) Thus homosexual Americans are not treated as equally as hetereosexul Americans. (MP
1,2,2.5)
4) Understanding the persistence of homophobia is crucial for developing political policy.
(basic)
4.5) If understanding the persistence of homophobia is crucial for developing political
policy, then homosexuals are a part of the American social landscape and are an important
element of human diversity. (basic)
5) If gays and lesbians are considered a social landscape in today’s modern society, then
they’re an important element of human diversity. (MP 4,4.5)
6) There is significance to sexual freedom. (basic)
7) If there is significance to sexual freedom, then homosexuals should be a protected class
just as women, African Americans and the handicapped are. (basic)
8) If homosexuals are to be a protected status, this form of protection is contingent upon
the fundamental right of sexual privacy. (Basic)
9) This protected status is contingent upon the fundamental right of sexual privacy. (MP
7,8)
10) Harsh judgement of sexual orientation can be harmful to a person’s sense of dignity.