Argue33 [Smile-B] 第三次作业

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT33 - The following report appeared in an archaeology journal.

"The discovery of distinctively shaped ceramic pots at various prehistoric sites scattered over a wide area has led archaeologists to ask how the pots were spread. Some believe the pot makers migrated to the various sites and carried the pots along with them; others believe the pots were spread by trade and their makers remained in one place. Now, analysis of the bones of prehistoric human skeletons can settle the debate: high levels of a certain metallic element contained in various foods are strongly associated with people who migrated to a new place after childhood. Many of the bones found near the pots at a few sites showed high levels of the metallic element. Therefore, it must be that the pots were spread by migration, not trade."
WORDS: 452            DATE: 2006-7-27

Considering the reasons listed above in this argument, the conclusion that the pots were speared by migration seems sound at the first sight. However, the author overlooks several important aspects before making a correct decision.

The author described that many of the bones discovered are rich in metallic element. But only the high amount of metallic element the food has associated with the migration. We know nothing about the relationship between the food and bones, or, what the food contains is not necessarily mean that the bones of the people who eat those foods will also have the same content. Even the bones and the foods have the same element; the argument just said foods have strongly association to the migration. How strongly the association is? What's the exact level of metallic should be considered to be high? There no explicit numbers of them so that we may not have a right answer also.

The argument also shows that the bones been found near the pots at some sites showed high levels on metallic element. We do not know how many sites containing these kinds of bones. If there are only three or four in fifty sites have these bones, they are not representative of all the sites and of course cannot guarantee such a conclusion as the author made. Even the sites can represent of other sites, the high levels of the metallic element of the bones may not due to the foods. There are so many other ways to make the bones constitute a high level in metallic elements. Perhaps these people are born to have a high level of the element, perhaps they like to have some food the are rich in metallic element as well as what the migrant people like. Or perhaps the high level of metallic is because the long time passed by after they died and the chemical, biological changes happened to the bones. The author failed to provide any information that can be used to prove the metallic element in bones is only from the foods.

Also, as what I stated above that there has been a long time passed by, those bones that were found in some sites might not belong to the original places. They might be brought by some animals from other places. The movement of the earth can also change their location.

Without making clearly the relationship between the bones and the foods, whether the sample sites are representative and what’s the main reason for the high metallic element the bones have. We cannot simply say the pots were spread by the migrants. There are still many possibility that the trade might be responsible for the movement of the pots.

zhy5186612UID: 2167373

Considering the reasons listed above in this argument, the conclusion that the pots were speared by migration seems sound at the first sight. However, the author overlooks several important aspects before making a correct decision.

The author described that many of the bones discovered are rich in metallic element. But only the high amount of metallic element the food has associated with the migration[这句语法有问题]. We know nothing about the relationship between the food and bones, or, what the food contains is not necessarily mean that the bones of the people who eat those foods will also have the same content. Even the bones and the foods have the same element; the argument just said foods have strongly association to the migration. How strongly the association is? What's the exact level of metallic should be considered to be high? There [are] no explicit numbers of them so that we may not have a right answer also.

The argument also shows that the bones been found near the pots at some sites showed high levels on metallic element. We do not know how many sites containing these kinds of bones. If there are only three or four in fifty sites have these bones, they are not representative of all the sites and of course cannot guarantee such a conclusion as the author made. Even the sites can represent of other sites, the high levels of the metallic element of the bones may not due to the foods. There are so many other ways to make the bones constitute a high level in metallic elements. Perhaps these people are born to have a high level of the element, perhaps they like to have some food the [the--that] are rich in metallic element as well as what the migrant people like. Or perhaps the high level of metallic [名词] is because the long time passed by after they died and the chemical, biological changes happened to the bones. The author failed to provide any information that can be used to prove the metallic element in bones is only from the foods.

Also, as what I stated above that there has been a long time passed by, those bones that were found in some sites might not belong to the original places. They might be brought by some animals from other places. The movement of the earth can also change their location.

Without making clearly the relationship between the bones and the foods, whether the sample sites are representative and what’s the main reason for the high metallic element the bones have. We cannot simply say the pots were spread by the migrants. There are still many possibility that the trade might be responsible for the movement of the pots.

这片A你写的优点乱，而且有些理由很牵强，主要逻辑错误把握不好，你可以去看看xinxinw的。个人意见哈
我当时写的也不好