Amiddle-aged woman who is wondering whether or not to go back to college – and whether the financial investment will be worthwhile – will likely rely on thinking to make her decision.

Dialectical thinking

Explanation:

Dialectical thinking relates to the power to view problems from various angles and  achieve the most cost-effective and sensible reconciliation of  apparently contradictory data and positions.

It shows that in reality,  debating and criticizing is crucial.

facts: the 14th amendment

the 14th amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws.

the 14th amendment was intended to protect the rights of former slaves after the american civil war.

the 14th amendment was approved by congress in june of 1866 and ratified by the states on july 9, 1868.

the 14th amendment establishes that all persons born in the united states are citizens and are guaranteed all the rights of citizenship.

the 14th amendment establishes that the law protects all citizens equally.

in this case the passage of the 14th amendment   that was violated was the last part in which it states that there is equal protection of the law.