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TOPIC: ARGUMENT56 - 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.
WORDS: 533          TIME: 0:30:00+小修改          DATE: 2006-9-2

In this argument, the author asserts that in light of the development of clay statues study on Kali Island, collectors should expect the life-size sculptures to decrease in value and the miniatures to increase in value. However, this assertion suffers from a series of logical flaws and vague evidence, which render it wholly unpersuasive as it stands.

To begin with, the author failed to provide any evidence on showing that the molds of human heads and hands are of the same age as the statues. It is possible that the statues are made in two thousand years ago and the molds are only made one thousand years ago and they are possibility belong to different groups of residents on the Kali Island. Without any proof on the molds time that could illustrate they are in the same period of time as the one in which statues are made, and the relevancy between such molds and the life-size statues, for instance, the outer figures of the statue are exactly the same of inner curves of molds, the author can not persuaded me into believing that the molds are tools that are used for the statues.

Moreover, the argument is great weakened by the hasty generalization of the deduction that ancient Kalinese artists used molds of actual bodies in stead of sculpting tools and techniques. The author assertively generalized the actual bodies of statues are made all by molds in order to support his idea that the statues and miniature ones were entirely different in style. Even if we assume that the molds are used by the people who made those statues, however, the molds discovered only consist of head and hand parts. Perhaps the ancient Kali residents use these molds to make only head and hand part of a statue while use their hand craft to finish the other parts. If so, the reason why the two kinds of statues are different can not be explained in this way.

Finally, even assuming that the life-size clay statues of human figures are made all by molds, there is no inherent relevant to the conclusion the author made at the end of his argument. The author claims that under the discovery, the value of life-size sculptures would decrease while the miniatures would increase. But sadly, there is no evidence proves that the value of life-size clay statues will decline if they are made by molds. Maybe they are precious for their aesthetic value and the making method of these statues are not cared by those collectors. And the value of miniatures does not guarantee to increase since no evidence gives the reason that they would be more valuable. Hence, the conclusion is totally inconvincible in term of aforementioned analysis.

In sum, the argument is not well supported because of its logical flaws. To strengthen his conclusion, the author must provide unconvincing evidence on the relationship between the molds and life-size clay and it is important to draw his assertion in accord with the only parts of head and hand discovered by archeologists. To better assess the trend of their values, I need to know more about the reasons why collector like these two kinds of statues.

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT56 - 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.
WORDS: 533          TIME: 0:30:00          DATE: 2006-9-2

In this argument, the author asserts that in light of the development of clay statues study on Kali Island, collectors should expect the life-size sculptures to decrease in value and the miniatures to increase in value. However, this assertion suffers from a series of logical flaws and vague evidence, which render it wholly unpersuasive as it stands.

To begin with, the author failed to provide any evidence on showing that the molds of human heads and hands are of the same age as the statues. It is possible that the statue are made in two thousand years ago and the molds are only made one thousand years ago and they are possibily belong to different groups of residents on the Kali Island. Without any proof on the molds time that could illustrate they are in the same period of time as the time in which statues are made, and the relevancy between such molds and the life-size statues, for instance, the outer figures of the statue are exactly the same of outer inner curves of mols, the author can not persuaded me into believing that the molds are tools that are used for the statues.

Moreover, the argument is great weakened by the hasty generalization of the deduction that ancient Kalinese artists used molds of actualbodies in stead of sculpting tools and techniques. The author assertively generalized the actual bodies of statues are made all by molds in order to support his idea that the statues and miniature ones were entirely different in style. Even if we assume that the molds are used by the people who made those statues, however, the molds discorvered only consist of head and hand parts. Perhaps the ancient Kali residents use these molds to make only head and hand part of a statue while use their hand craft to finish the other parts. If so, the reason why the two kinds of statues are different can not be explained in this way.

Finally, even assuming that the life-size clay statues of human figures are made all by molds, there is no inherent relevant to the conclusion the author made at the end of his argument. The author claims that under the discovery, the value of life-size sculptures would decrase while the miniatures would increase. But sadly, there is no evidence proves that the value of life-size clay statues will deline if they are made by molds. Maybe they are precious for their aesthetic value and the making method of these statues are not cared by those collectors. And the value of miniatures are not garantee to increase since no evidence give the reason that they would be more valuable. Hence, the conclusion is totally unconvincible in term of aforementioned analysis.

In sum, the argument is not well supported because of its logical flaws. To strengthen his conclusion, the author must provide inconving evidence on the relationship between the molds and life-size clay and it is important to draw his assertion in accord with the only parts of head and hand discovered by archeologists. To better evaluate the trend of their values, I need to know more about the reasons why collector like these two kinds of statues.

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