【Flyer杀G作文组】06月30日-Argument 56-By 潇

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ARGUMENT 56

56. Collectors prize the ancient life-size clay statues of human figures made on Kali Island but have long wondered how the Kalinese artists were able to depict bodies with such realistic precision. Since archeologists have recently discovered molds of human heads and hands on Kali, we can now conclude that the ancient Kalinese artists used molds of actual bodies, not sculpting tools and techniques, to create these statues. This discovery explains why Kalinese miniature statues were abstract and entirely different in style: molds could only be used for life-size sculptures. It also explains why few ancient Kalinese sculpting tools have been found. In light of this development, collectors should expect the life-size sculptures to decrease in value and the miniatures to increase in value.

难度：★★★★★

In this statement, the ancient life-size sculpting made on Kalinese is considered losing its original value to some extend because of the discovery of the molds used for ancient life-size sculpture without finding many ancient Kalinese sculpting tools. However, the author have defaulted several evidences without preciseness to conclude the argument.

First of all, there is no enough data explain whether the head and hands of life-size clay statues of human figures are made use of the moods discovered. So the argument cannot stand on this original hypothesis without mention of any sculptures interrelated to these new molds. It seems only a figment of the editor’s imagination that the author connects two things without direct close relation together.

Secondly, the evidence is weak to verify the ancient Kalinese artists sculpt the statues without using tools and techniques, even though collectors have not found many historical relics. Maybe the implements using to carve effigies were eroded or wearing out accompanied by historical proceeding so that very few exist in the world today. Thus, this point of argument can hardly come into existence at its standing.

Thirdly, it is hard to understand the editor deducing an explanation of abstract and different image of Kalinese miniature statues just because of no molds used for them. So obviously it is an arbitrary judgment that a person of good sense could simply point out its unreasonable loophole. Probably, the artists of Kali designed the miniature statues into an abstract and peculiar form to manifest its unique artistic charm.

Finally, the eventual verdict reads more illogical/fallacious. Inconceivably, the author expected the decrease of the life-size sculptures and increase of the miniatures in value. No data shows the life-size sculptures were carved in use of molds. Even if some statues are certified using the molds, it is not to say all the life-size sculptures were made in this way. No evidences indicate Kalinese artists created one single medium of craft. Otherwise, how the molds were made is also a doubt need to deal with.

In conclusion, absent evidence to support these assumptions, the author’s argument is dubious at best. To strengthen the proof to solid the inference, the author has to offer data contained exact discovery of the molds and the records describing the details of the ancient Kalinese arts and crafts for both life-size statues and miniatures to judge whether the process is the same as said in this argument or not. And then, objective analysis and deep study to measure the value of both styles of sculptures are obligatory.