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落雪飞花2008UID: 2579536

TOPIC: ARGUMENT37 - Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been unique to the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a "Palean" basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim River from Palea. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could only have crossed it by boat, but there is no evidence that the Paleans had boats. And boats capable of carrying groups of people and cargo were not developed until thousands of years after the Palean people disappeared. Moreover, Paleans would have had no need to cross the river-the woods around Palea are full of nuts, berries, and small game. It follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not unique to Palea.
WORDS: 411
TIME: 00:45:00
DATE: 2010-2-2 下午 11:31:29

In this argument, the author reaches the conclusion that the so-called Palean baskets were not unique to Palea by reasoning that the Palean people were unable and unnecessary to cross the Brim River between Palea and Lithos. The argument seems sound at first glance, however, a careful examination will reveal several critical flaws in the reasoning process.

First, the assumption that Palean people
cannot cross the Brim River is gratuitous. We are informed that without boats, which were not capable until thousands of years after the Palean people disappeared, it is impossible for th Palean people to cross the deep and broad river. However, no evidence indicates that what the Brim River was like thousands of years ago. Maybe it was very shallow and narrow or even it did not exist at that time. Thus, the Palean people needed not boats to take the baskets to Lithos. Granted that the Brim River hampered the Palean people from going to the other riverside, other instrument such as canoes and bamboo rafts, which are easy to make, could help the Palean people to bring the baskets to Lithos. Without all these possibilities taken into consideration, we have every reason to doubt the credibility of the conclusion that the so-called Palean baskets were not unique to Palea.

Second, the arguer ignores other possibilities explaining why the unique baskets were discovered in Lithos. It is possible that people in Lithos owned boats and they crossed the Brim river, taking the baskets back to their homes. Besides, perhaps it is the Palean people's offsprings that took the baskets across the Brim River and arrived at Lithos. Unless all these possibilities are ruled out, the conclusion is unconvincing.

Finally, the claim that Palean people had no need to travel across the Brim River is unreasonable. The arguer supports it by the evidence that the food in Palea is sufficient,such as nuts, berries and small animals. However, other factors other than food can also lead the Palean people to go to Lithos. Maybe, the trade between Palea and Lithos was frequent, and the Palean people exchanged beautiful clothes and decorations in Lithos with their special products--baskets. In addition, perhaps the Palean people went to the other riverside out of curiousity or just for fun. Unless the arguer take these into account, the conclusion is groundless.

To sum up, the argument is too fallaciously blemished to be sound. To solidify the argument, the arguer need to provide more information about the change of terrain around Palea over thousands of years.Besides, other possibilities must be ruled out to conclude that people in other places could also produce this baskets with special pattern.

蓝与阑珊UID: 2667046

TOPIC: ARGUMENT37 - Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been unique to the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a "Palean" basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim River from Palea. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could only have crossed it by boat, but there is no evidence that the Paleans had boats. And boats capable of carrying groups of people and cargo were not developed until thousands of years after the Palean people disappeared. Moreover, Paleans would have had no need to cross the river-the woods around Palea are full of nuts, berries, and small game. It follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not unique to Palea.
WORDS: 411
TIME: 00:45:00
DATE: 2010-2-2 下午 11:31:29

In this argument, the author reaches the conclusion that the so-called Palean baskets were not unique to Palea by reasoning that the Palean people were unable and unnecessary to cross the Brim River between Palea and Lithos. The argument seems sound at first glance, however, a careful examination will reveal several critical flaws in the reasoning process.

First, the assumption that Palean people
cannot cross the Brim River is gratuitous. We are informed that without boats, which were not capable until thousands of years after the Palean people disappeared, it is impossible for th Palean people to cross the deep and broad river. However, no evidence indicates that what the Brim River was like thousands of years ago（that后面应该是从句，但是what引导的这句不是）. Maybe it was very shallow and narrow or even it did not exist at that time. Thus, the Palean people （加上might会更好）needed not boats to take the baskets to Lithos. Granted that the Brim River hampered the Palean people from going to the other riverside, other instrument such as canoes and bamboo rafts, which are easy （我会倾向用easyier）to make, could help the Palean people to bring the baskets to Lithos. Without all these possibilities taken into consideration, we have every reason to doubt the credibility of the conclusion that the so-called Palean baskets were not unique to Palea.

Second, the arguer ignores other possibilities explaining why the unique baskets were discovered in Lithos. It is possible that people in Lithos owned boats and they crossed the Brim river, taking the baskets back to their homes. （应该有更好的可能性举例，这个ms有点牵强）Besides, perhaps it is the Palean people's offsprings that took the baskets across the Brim River and arrived at Lithos. Unless all these possibilities are ruled out, the conclusion is unconvincing.

Finally, the claim that Palean people had no need to travel across the Brim River is unreasonable. The arguer supports it by the evidence that the food in Palea is sufficient,such as nuts, berries and small animals. However, other factors other than food can also lead the Palean people to go to Lithos. Maybe, the trade between Palea and Lithos was frequent, and the Palean people exchanged beautiful clothes and decorations in Lithos with their special products--baskets. （有意思的说：-o）In addition, perhaps the Palean people went to the other riverside out of curiousity or just for fun. Unless the arguer take these into account, the conclusion is groundless.

To sum up, the argument is too fallaciously blemished to be sound. To solidify the argument, the arguer need to provide more information about the change of terrain around Palea over thousands of years.Besides, other possibilities must be ruled out to conclude that people in other places could also produce this baskets with special pattern.


总体来说我觉得写得很好了啊，尤其是语言，值得我学习的太多了！加油！